BLOOD BEAT
Dir. Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos, 1983
United States. 87 min.
In English.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 – MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 – 10 PM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 – 5 PM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 – 10 PM
A young couple attends Christmas in rural Wisconsin where the spirit of a samurai warrior starts killing them off one by one.
By 1983, supernatural slasher movies were nothing new. THE BOOGEYMAN (1980), BLOODY BIRTHDAY (1981), and SUPERSTITION (1982) had already shocked audiences, but none of these films could prepare them for the insanity of BLOOD BEAT. With a title referring to the accelerated heart rate while high, it was, unsurprisingly, written under the influence. Crammed with wacky visuals, telekinetic battles, and a killer samurai, BLOOD BEAT is the definition of a movie intended to be enjoyed with an audience.