by Mike Schoonveld:
PLOT:
“Blood Night” tells the story of a group of teenagers enjoying their annual Blood Night festivities, when they come face to face with the reality of Mary’s murderous ghost. One by one the teens begin to disappear and meet their fates. As the body count rises, so do the unanswered questions about their missing friends and the secrets of Mary’s horrifying past. Is there more to the legend than the vengeful ghost of Mary Hatchet and if so, who will survive to the tell terrifying tale?
REVIEW:
Ever since viewing the trailer online, I had been waiting for it’s release with patience. Everybody loves a good slasher, especially with the nostalgic bits of horror from the 70’s and 80’s that we all know and love. “Blood Night” does not skimp on the gore, blood and the boobs. Ya gotta have boobs in a slasher. The plot is fairly original, although the opening reminds one of the opening of John Carpenter’s scarefest, “Halloween”. The acting is good from some of the actors, particularly from genre favorites Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) as Graveyard Gus and the eternally gorgeous Danielle Harris (Halloween series, Hatchet 2-3) as Alissa. Her delivery of a joke, which she tries to play off as serious, is quite funny.
First time director Frank Sabatella delivers the goods, mostly, through this nearly 90 minute slasher flick. However, there are some scenes that falter and drag on, mainly with some of the actors. The dialogue can be inane at times and the teens are a bit annoying that you can’t wait for them to bite it. But those are my only complaints about this little indie flick.
The kills and gore effects are awesome and the body count is way high. The twist ending is probably the best part of the movie, which I didn’t even see coming.
So is this film worth viewing? I say yes. While most of it is forgettable, this slasher film is worth viewing. Sabatella is what the horror genre needs: a horror fan with an eye for film making, and giving us something for the fans by a fan of the genre. I’m looking forward to what he will give us next.
Mike is a newly appointed contributor to DarkMedia. Covering mainly movies, there’s nothing that gets his blood going like a good horror film, old and new. When he’s not writing or watching horror, you can find him catching re-runs of television shows like I Love Lucy, The Simpsons, and Reba, among many. Last year, Mike was able to flex his writing muscles by submitting a screenplay to the Shriekfest Film and Screenplay festival where he was a finalist for “Best Feature Screenplay.” While he didn’t win, that hasn’t stopped him from pushing forward to establish a screenwriting career in horror. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @horrorguy30, Stage32.com and you can check out his blog at horrorguy30.blogspot.com.
Mike is currently working on two scripts: Slicer: The Sauk County Massacre (formerly titled Hell Weekend) and The Haunting of Willow Falls Manor.
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