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Directed by Gabriel Bernini.
Written by Gabriel Bernini, Alexandra Jade.
Check out the trailer here!!
A group of kids head out to an old barn on the edge of a lake for a weekend of sex, drugs, and party-harding. But soon, restless evil spirits emerge with ties to one of the party-people and the chances of surviving this weekend grow slim.
BLOOD BARN is a marvelous, low-fi love letter to the original EVIL DEAD. It’s got possessed teens, some evil spirits, and a creepy barn instead of a creepy cabin. While the reasons for these horrors are kept nice and vague, the strange decor of the barn offers up enough clues to let the viewer know that some creepy shit has gone down here before. Add in some of Raimi’s trademark camerawork from odd angles and the old camera on the two by four trick to simulate the evil spirits flying POV and this film is sure to warm even the darkest EVIL DEAD fan’s heart.
BLOOD BARN takes full advantage of the locale and especially the odd, tesseract like interior of the barn, giving the whole film a labyrinthine feel. Things even get cosmic, as some creative lighting, some cool tarps and lots and lots of gore and blood are used as the big climactic battle between good and evil occurs during the climax. This film could serve as a fine lesson to modern filmmakers to make do with what you have and rely on creativity and ingenuity to instead of an immense budget to make a thrilling descent into bloody horror.
The acting ranges from ok to not so good with the gals of the group getting the best lines and delivering them with the most competence. But Raimi’s original wasn’t setting the thespian high bar either and if we can forgive it with the original EVIL DEAD, I can forgive it with BLOOD BARN. There are some downright funny interactions going on with this group, signifying some scripting talent going on, but the off and on sound doesn’t do the film many favors. Th kids often talk over one another, which doesn’t help things.
Nevertheless, there is an overall tone of genuine love of the genre present here. This is an unashamed homage to 80’s DIY horror. If you thrilled at shot on video, do it yourself horror flicks that peaked in the eighties when everyone got their first camcorder, then this BLOOD BARN will be worth checking out.
