The Bloodletting: Vampire Scrolls

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For eight college students life seems to be going great until one night when they cross paths with a mysterious vagrant who warns them of a terrible evil. As the last of the light slips beneath the shadow of the moon, the dead are rising and looking for fresh blood. But the teens are quick to disregard the man's words until the next day when they find his corpse - and it's too late to heed his warning.

DVD Features: Full Screen Presentation

Customer Reviews:

4 for effort.......2007-08-20

Fairly well done for an ultra low budget thriller. The acting is not top notch, and the story is predictable, but it's the execution and pace of the story and effects that drive this neat little thriller. It made me jump in a few places.

If this can be done with hardly and budget, I'd like to see a movie from this director with a big budget.

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Great movie. Packed DVD release.
The best serial-killer love story of all time!
Good stuff!

Bloodletting (Special Edition)
Starring: Ariauna Albright , Tina Krause , Randy Rupp , Scooter McCrae , and James L. Edwards
Director: Matthew Jason Walsh
Manufacturer: Tempe DVD
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ASIN: B00009L540
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Description

Serena Stalin wanted to learn from the best so she tracked down Butch Harlow, one of the world's most notorious serial killers, and blackmailed him into teaching her the fine art of murder. Now, as the lessons begin, as the teacher and his bloodthirsty student leave a trail of horribly mutilated victims in their wake, they are about to uncover horrible secrets that bind them together, the unspeakable passion that forces them to kill over and over again . . . Digitally Restored Picture (1.33:1 Aspect Ratio), Dolby Digital 5.1 Sound, Writer/Director/Producer and Star Commentary, "Building a Better Bloodletting" Making-of Featurette, Deleted Scenes, "I've Killed Before" Rare Original Short Feature With Commentary, Production Still Gallery, Trailers, Tempe DVD Trailers and Coming Attractions, Full-color Insert with Introduction by Producer/Editor J.R. Bookwalter, DVD-ROM content

Customer Reviews:

Great movie. Packed DVD release........2003-07-20

Bloodletting is one of the better low budget horror flicks to come out in the 90's. The main characters are Butch and Serena. The basic plot involves a demented tale of murder and mayhem with many twists and shocks. The Amazon Editorial Review states the plot rather clearly, so it's almost moot for me to extend upon it much.

Bloodletting was not an easy film to make. It's shooting time was only 3 or 4 days with a very meager budget. There was high tension on the set throughout filming and several friendships were tarnished for years. It's amazing that the final cut turned out to be a decent little movie.

This new DVD is packed with many bonus features. I was lucky to get it from Tempe a couple of months ahead of the release date. Although the picture and sound are nothing to rave about, it looks as good as it will ever look on DVD, especially considering it wasn't shot on 35mm film. It is presented in Full Frame, which is it's original aspect ratio. The new sound remix is leagues better than the old vhs edition. Now for the actual special features:

It includes the short film "I've Killed Before" which was shot before Bloodletting and also starred Ariauna Albright & James L. Edwards. This is basically a shortened version of Bloodletting with some minor differences in the story and names. Shot on video, it had a poor production that made the final product suffer...however it is still entertaining, if only to compare with the later Bloodletting.

A new and interesting "Making Of" feature sheds some light on the problems that plagued the production. Some deleted scenes are also worth it to buy this DVD. Trailers for Bloodletting and many other Tempe movies are also included. A still gallery is also very nice, with production photos and artwork of the various old vhs editions. A large section of Text Reviews from various sources are also included.

The DVD does include an inner insert with notes from Tempe's J.R. Bookwalter. Perhaps the nicest feature is the DVD-ROM feature. If you place this in the DVD drive on your computer you can access the FULL SOUNDTRACK for Bloodletting (previously for sale on CD) in high-quality MP3 format!

Not everyone will enjoy Bloodletting as much as some. Several scenes could be quite offensive to certain people. But, if you're a fan of low-budget horror then you really need to check it out......

The best serial-killer love story of all time!.......2003-06-09

A splatter tragicomedy from writer-director Matthew Jason Walsh, "Bloodletting" focuses on a young woman named Serena (Ariauna Albright) who blackmails notorious serial killer Butch Harlow (James L. Edwards) into teaching her the craft of murder. They fall in love and go on a killing spree. Naturally, the young lovers eventually run into relationship problems, as Serena's ever-increasing bloodlust becomes too much for Butch to handle. Edwards and Albright play off each other beautifully, delivering passionate performances while sending up modern relationships and serial killing with giddy aplomb. The dialogue scenes between them amidst all the carnage are killer. Just wait till Serena, in the heat of a lovers' spat, cries, "This is not about killing people anymore, Butch. This is about us!" The showstopper, of course, is a wee little baby being splattered all over a wall due to an accidental shotgun blast. Yes, it sounds sick. And it is. But in the context of this delightfully twisted film, the exploding baby is as sly and funny as anything in "American Psycho." Sure, "Bloodletting" may be a bit rough around the edges, but its near-brilliant writing and the memorable, inspired performances by Edwards and Albright eclipse most if its micro-budget shortcomings. If you ask me, "Bloodletting" is the best serial-killer love story of all time.

Good stuff!.......2003-06-06

Highlighted by a smart script, a playful sense of humor and a solid rapport between the leads!

Dead & Rotting: Dead and Rotting/The Bonesetter/O-Zone/Bloodletting

Average customer rating:

Creeper by the dozen
Zombies and drug lords and cheese, oh my!
Interesting Bookwalter Treatment With Lots Of Extras
TERRIBLE
More like a comedy

Dead & Rotting: Dead and Rotting/The Bonesetter/O-Zone/Bloodletting
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ASIN: B0008ENIHU
Release Date: 2005-05-24

Customer Reviews:

Creeper by the dozen.......2007-06-17

Do you have a "thing" for rotting monsters, ghostly axe-murderers, husband killers or Aleister Crowley? Well, have I got a DVD set for YOU!

One of the movies in A NIGHT TO DISMEMBER answers the age-old question: "Whatever happened to Tippi Hedren (from Hitchcock's 'THE BIRDS')?" Why, she's been "Searching for Haizmann." And if Ron Howard hasn't heard from his kid brother recently, it's probably because Clint's been busy helping Tippi look. The shot-on-Super-8 flicks in this collection also feature a reincarnated child-killer, a crazed amnesiac and a serial killer and his female apprentice-- just the sort of folks you'd want as neighbors, if you were as demented as some of these 'Z' grade bombs are. Strictly for fans of gratuitous nudity, gore and general mayhem.

If you like the fright film genre, don't miss BRENTWOOD's BLOOD SOAKED CINEMA: BITE NIGHT. Just another dozen bedtime gories sure to give you pleasant nightmares!

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The following alphabetized program list includes viewer poll ratings (on a 1 to 10 scale), years of release and primary actors for each title.

(3.9) Bloodletting (1997) - Ariauna Albright/Sasha Graham/Tina Krause
(2.3) The Bonesetter (Canada-2003) - Brett Kelly/Jody Hauke/Lloyd Kaufman
(2.9) Collinsville (2003) - Natalie Depina/Hayley Brown/Matt Blake
(4.0) Dead & Rotting (2002) - Debbie Rochon/Barbara Katz-Norrod/Stephan O'Mahoney
(6.3) Hardcore Poisoned Eyes (2000) - Christine Gallo/Wendy Allen/Anthony Fariello
(3.2) In the Little Mansion (2004) - Michael George Owens/Kate Hunter Brown
(3.9) Insaniac (2001) - Robin Garrels/Chris Grega/John Specht
(2.1) Last House on Hell St. (2002) - Leah Schumacher/Schmack Virgin/Robin Garrels
(4.0) Ozone (1993) - James Black/Tom Hoover/Bill Morrison
(4.6) Phobias (2003) - Jon Fish/Katherine Leis/Nick Colameo/Courtney Chitty
(4.3) Searching for Haizmann (2003) - Luke Eberl/Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine/Clint Howard/Tippi Hedren
(3.5) The Seekers (2003) - Felicia Pandolfi/Shannon Barksdale

Zombies and drug lords and cheese, oh my!.......2007-05-12

Ozone (J. R. Bookwalter, 1993)

Recently, I've seen a good number of amateur horror flicks. The majority of them are worthless. The one thing I can say in Ozone's favor is that everyone involved was very enthusiastic about the project; sometimes that's enough to distinguish it from the pack.

Bookwalter (The Dead Next Door), who got his start as an extra in George Romero's Day of the Dead, keeps the zombies coming. In this case, they're being created by a drug called ozone (thus the movie's title). Eddie Boone (James Black of The P.J.s), a rogue detective, gets jabbed with a syringe of Ozone during a drug bust. The transformation begins, but not before Boone-- now suspended because his partner got killed in the bust-- begins an investigation into the drug's distribution, leading him to the bestial druglord Bebartolo (Bookwalter regular James L. Edwards, who recently popped up in Speed Freak Productions' The Red Skulls). The fight is on!

Now, don't get me wrong-- this is a dumb movie. The acting is flatline (when it's good), the sets are cheap, the direction is inconsistent, the lighting is awful, the soundtrack worse. The editing's pretty good. (Momma always taught me to say something nice or not say anything at all. She didn't tell me I couldn't preface nice with bad.) But, man, Bookwalter-- who also co-wrote the script-- had some great ideas here. And one gets the idea that rather than let budget constraints force the cutting of some of the movie's more memorable scenes, he stretched as thin as he could to make sure that, say, the audience got to see the arena scene. That takes guts. As a result, we get to see a surprisingly layered and complex zombie movie, albeit a badly-delivered one. Speed Freak Productions did it better with Midnight Skater, but remember this was nine years previous. Given all that, I found it rather enjoyable. Be warned, though, the budget for this movie, according to IMDB, was thirty-five hundred dollars. You get what you pay for. **

Interesting Bookwalter Treatment With Lots Of Extras.......2005-05-21

I am a great fan of early J. R. Bookwalter films. Movies like "Chickboxer" and "Galaxy of the Dinosaurs" illustrate what cinematic cheese is really all about. "Ozone" is a much more mature film, with a somewhat grander scope (and budget) than his earlier movies, and although it has better production values, I find it less fulfilling. The film is a relatively standard dark drug film, filled with evil and gross characters and special effects, which range from relatively laughable to fairly disturbing. James Black and Tom Hoover are in good form as actors here, although James L. Edwards is perhaps not quite in the same league as "The Drug Lord."

Generally, the film is a modestly effective horror flick, a genre that is not one of my favorites, admittedly. It isn't as scary as some big-budget horror movies, and it certainly isn't as fun as the earlier Bookwalter fare, so it left me a bit unsatisfied. I suspect that horror and gore fans will find "Ozone" satisfactory, and people who are fans of the film will love the packaging which features loads of extras including commentary and "making of" shorts.

TERRIBLE.......2004-05-17

Terrible in every aspect of a movie. Do not buy this its not what you think, terrible effects, bad actors, dumb story, stupid characters, god what a bad movie im going to go break it in half right now.

More like a comedy.......2003-08-12

This movie is totally low budget. It's not very scary, more like funny and gross. And why after all the lead character goes through, does he STIll look as if is ready to go to a job interview at the end of the movie? I kinda enjoyed watching it! I've seen worse.

Average customer rating:

Great movie. Packed DVD release.
The best serial-killer love story of all time!
Good stuff!

Bloodletting
Starring: Joseph A. Daw , Michael Gingold , Ariauna Albright , Tina Krause , and David A. Levy
Director: Matthew Jason Walsh
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ASIN: B00005OCV0

Customer Reviews:

Great movie. Packed DVD release........2003-07-20

Not everyone will enjoy Bloodletting as much as some. Several scenes could be quite offensive to certain people. But, if you're a fan of low-budget horror then you really need to check it out......

The best serial-killer love story of all time!.......2003-06-09

Good stuff!.......2003-06-06

Highlighted by a smart script, a playful sense of humor and a solid rapport between the leads!

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The BloodLetting

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For Amanda Deter (Molly Fix) and her friends, life seems to be going great. Until one night when they cross paths with a mysterious vagrant, who warns them, a terrible evil is coming. The group disregards his warnings as nothing but drunken nonsense. But the next day when they find the vagrant dead, it is already to late to heed his warnings... Now Amanda and Derek (Shaun Paul Piccinino) must try and save their friends from the brutal killings of an elusive vampire. With several friends already dead or missing and Amanda's boyfriend Jonathan (Jeremy Dunn) no where to be found, they are running out of options... and time!

Spells & Slashers (3-Pack - Dead & Rotting/Bloodletting/Hell Asylum)

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Spells & Slashers (3-Pack - Dead & Rotting/Bloodletting/Hell Asylum)
Starring: Debbie Rochon , Ariauna Albright , and Tanya Dempsey
Manufacturer: Tempe DVD
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ASIN: B0001XAKGU
Release Date: 2004-06-22

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Three loaded special edition DVDs add up to 8 hours of terror! Individual copies of DEAD & ROTTING, BLOODLETTING and HELL ASYLUM packaged in a new outer sleeve, a $40 retail value.

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