Wrestlemania week begins tonight with RAW but you can kick it off with the over-the-top gory and insanely fun home invasion slasher Here for Blood, available on all digital platforms and also our SCREAMBOX streaming platform.
Here for Blood feels like a ’90s video store discovery that’s brimming with gore and jam-packed with laughs, and has become an instant favorite of mine and our team’s as well. We are certain Bloody Disgusting readers are going to fall in love with this indie gem.
Directed by Daniel Turres, Here for Blood follows a down-on-his-luck wrestler (Shawn Roberts; Albert Wesker in the Resident Evil films) and his girlfriend (Joelle Farrow) who are having a hard time making ends meet. When his girlfriend finds herself overwhelmed by exams, muscle-bound wrestler Tom O’Bannon steps in to cover one of her babysitting gigs.
But his chill night of junk food and video games quickly takes a turn for the cult-ish when the home is invaded by a gang of mask-wearing maniacs. Isolated and unprepared, Tom, his girlfriend, and a precocious 10-year-old must survive the night by any means necessary.
The film premiered to rave reviews at last year’s FrightFest in Glasgow. Following a successful festival run, which saw it pick up six awards at Toronto After Dark, Here for Blood returned to Fright Fest for an encore screening, this time in London.
Since its UK premiere, the momentum surrounding the film has only heightened, with Film Threat calling it “a heart-pounding roundhouse punch of a good time.” And Daily Dead adding “when you’re done, you might have to fight the urge to stand up on a folding chair, wave a Canadian flag and yell, ‘hell yeah, brother!’”
Written by James Roberts, the film also stars Maya Misaljevic (“The Boys”), Tara Spencer-Nairn (“Ghosts”) and Michael Therriault (“Reign”); with rocker Dee Snider (Strangeland) lending his voice to a decapitated skull!
Here for Blood was produced by Jacob Windatt and James Roberts, with Christian Turres, Daniel Turres, and Shawn Roberts acting as Executive Producers.
“Blood, gore and so much more, this film is a hell of a lot of fun,” said Brad Miska, Managing Director of Bloody Disgusting/Cineverse. “It’s the kind of film you go into knowing you are in for a ride, and it delivers on every front. It’s funny, outrageous and still completely original. We know SCREAMBOX fans are going to go nuts for this film and we can’t wait to share it with them.”
Writer/Producer James Roberts added: “We are beyond thrilled to be working alongside Cineverse and SCREAMBOX. Partnering with their outstanding team of hardworking visionaries was a no-brainer. They understand and respect the horror genre, and most importantly they understand and respect the horror audience. This absolutely feels like the right home for a film like Here for Blood.”
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