Bleeders (1997 film)
Bleeders (1997 film), AKA Hemoglobin and The Descendant
Summary
Loosely based on "The Lurking Fear (fiction)"; a man tries to eradicate a clan of hermaphroditic monsters that feeds on human blood and corpses.
Details
- Release Date: 1997
- Country/Language: Canada/US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror
- Runtime: 1 hr 29 min
- Starring: Gillian Ferrabee, Pascal Gruselle, Roy Dupuis, Rutger Hauer
- Director: Peter Svatek
- Writer: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Charles Adair, H.P. Lovecraft (original story)
- Producer/Production Co: Fries/Schultz Film Group
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Adult Content, Nudity, Violence)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- HorrorNews dotnet, (link) - "I’ll be damned if there was anything in this picture worth seeing again."
- MoviesFilmsAndFlix dotcom, (link) - "For such a slow-paced opening (and middle), I really enjoyed the story of this oft-forgotten B-release."
Synopsis
Loosely based on "The Lurking Fear (fiction)"; a man tries to eradicate a clan of hermaphroditic monsters (degenerate descendants of an outcast aristocratic European family with a rare genetic disorder) that feeds on human blood and corpses.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: "The Lurking Fear (fiction)"
