#Here for Blood

[brokehorrorfan]

Here for Blood is available on Blu-ray today via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting. Drawing comparisons to Evil Dead 2, the 2022 gory horror-comedy is streaming on Screambox.

Daniel Turres directs from a script by James Roberts. Shawn Roberts stars with Maya Misaljevic, Joelle Farrow, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Michael Therriault, and Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider as the voice to a decapitated skull.

Special features are listed below, where you can also watch the trailer.

Special features:

Audio Commentary by Writer James Roberts and The Butcher Shop FX Studio

Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

The Butcher Shop FX Studio Video Diary

Extended Gore: Uncut FX Gags

Struggling to make ends meet, a rowdy pro wrestler agrees to babysit a precocious 10-year-old girl. What starts off as a laid-back night of junk food and video games quickly spirals into bloody chaos as the secluded home is invaded by a cult of mask-wearing maniacs.

Order Here for Blood.

[splatteronmywalls]

We've all seen babysitter in danger slashers. But, you've never seen one with a buff professional wrestler as the final girl. It's an utter blast with equal parts humor and gore. Shawn Roberts is not only hot, he's hilarious and charming as fuck. So much fun.

[makiitoh]

[cassinova24]

God of light and god of darkness: *fighting*

[thisaintascenereviews]

Here For Blood Review

Heavy metal, as a genre of music, has been synonymous with the film genre of horror for many years, and you can understand why if you know anything about either one of those. Heavy metal bands, especially death metal, thrash, and even some traditional heavy metal bands, have been incorporating horror imagery for decades, especially the 1980s, and if you know anything about the 1980s, that was the pinnacle for the Satanic Panic. That was when Christians decided to point fingers at anything and everything that was deemed “demonic,” whether it was music, including metal, movies, or Dungeons & Dragons, of all things. There were more things that happened, including daycare workers that were accused of being Satanists, but needless to say, the 1980s were a time when heavy metal and horror movies were under attack for being “demonic,” and because of that, a lot of bands and filmmakers leaned into that. Bands and artists like Motley Crew, Ozzy Osborne, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse (although they weren’t big until the mid-90s, but they were a band that Christians loved to hate), Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and many more, were accused of being demonic, Satanic, and all that bullshit. Even today, being a fan of metal, you get that judgement from Christians, but heavier music has gotten a lot more accepted to like, at least for the most part.

The same goes for horror movies, too, as horror is one of the most celebrated genres of film, although it’s also a genre that is known for a lot of garbage. It’s really hard to find a lot of great horror movies these days, but a lot of filmmakers are looking to the past for inspiration, specifically the 1980s. Whether it’s the practical effects, the cheesy and over the top characters and villains, or the overall aesthetic, there’s a lot of media, especially horror, that taps into the 1980s. Stranger Things is a good example of that, as that show really brought the aesthetic of the 1980s into the mainstream, although other shows and movies were doing that, but Stranger Things really made it cool. It also seems like a lot of filmmakers now grew up during that time, so they are incorporating those films and ideas into their own work.

What happens when you take 80s hard-rock and metal, and combine it with 80s horror aesthetics? Well, you’d get the movie Here For Blood, the newest movie from director Daniel Turres, and writer / producer James Roberts. Starring Resident Evil film franchise actor Shawn Roberts, along with Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame (in voice only), Maya Misaljevic (The Boys), Joelle Farrow, Tara Spencer-Nairn, and Michael Therriault (Chucky), this film is a love letter to 80s metal and over the top 80s horror with gory and bloody practical effects that are both parts funny and grotesque. A ScreamBox original, this movie premieres on the streaming service on February 9th, but I got the chance to watch the movie beforehand, and I was hooked from the synopsis I was provided that painted the movie as an 80s homage to films like Friday The 13th, Nightmare On Elm Street, and even movies like The Thing (at least with its practical effects). From the look of the trailer, the movie seemed over the top, fun, gory, bloody, and a good time.

Sure enough, that’s what I got, but the caveat to Here For Blood is that you need to look past a few things and just look at the movie for what it is. This movie is a ton of fun, but it’s also not a very thought provoking film, meaning that it doesn’t have any esoteric, meta, or ethereal themes that need time to digest after watching it. The plot for this film is basically a wrestler needs to babysit for his girlfriend, because she needs to study for a test in college, and she can’t babysit this girl that she normally babysits, so he ends up doing it for her until she gets back. Well, things go awry in the form of both masked assailants and supernatural demons, or something of that sort. I won’t go into spoilers, but the movie doesn’t explain what the main threat is, and that’s part of the fun of the movie. If you don’t question it, the movie is a ton of fun.

The characters are pretty one-dimensional, but they’re also fun. Roberts, in particular, is a big highlight; he plays a tough as nails wrestler, but he also has a heart of gold, despite being dumb as rocks. He has some of the funniest quips and dialogue in the movie, but a lot of this movie is pretty funny, although there are a few running gags that start off funny, only to get repetitive when they keep doing it. One involves a henchmen of the bad guys getting hurt, whether it’s getting limbs chopped off, or being in pain, and he just screams loudly. They do it three times, and weirdly enough, the first and last times are the funniest. There’s another gag with Dee Snider as the voice of a severed skull, and his only gag is that he screams “Feed me” over and over, and there is a funny conclusion to that, but it gets annoying when that’s all he says.

Here For Blood is a relatively “standard” horror movie that takes a lot from the 80s, but it’s fun. I’d recommend this movie if you want a good time, and don’t care to just let loose, laugh at some jokes, and cringe at the practical effects (some of them do get rather nasty in the best way). The performances are good for what they are, and everything in this movie is solid enough, so I’m glad I saw it. I will say that the only disappointment I really had was that the heavy metal element that was advertised isn’t played up at all, minus Dee Snider being in it, and there are some generic metal songs you hear throughout it, but I wish the soundtrack had more recognizable songs on it. That’s not their fault, probably licensing issues, but for what it is, it’s fine. I had fun with it, either way, especially for a relatively lower budget and indie horror movie. It wears its influences on its sleeve, but its unashamed love for that stuff is what makes this movie very enjoyable. The movie streams on ScreamBox and is in theaters on February 9th, so be sure to catch it when it comes out.

[thenefilim]

FrightFest Review - Here for Blood (2022)

A pro wrestler fills in for his girlfriend on a babysitting job and finds the house under attack from a supernatural cult.

[cultfaction]

Here For Blood trailer released

Pageman Productions is thrilled to confirm that following their hugely successful UK Premiere at FrightFest Glasgow, the gory, action-horror Here For Blood will be now heading to London for Pigeon Shrine FrightFest on 25th August. Directed by Daniel Turres, Here For Blood stars Shawn Roberts, best known by horror fans for his role as Albert Wesker in the Resident Evil film franchise, as well…

[tawnysoup]

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[inkskinned]

it's extremely critical that you see the photo of the perp walk for luigi mangione as being propaganda. i've seen so many people wave it off and instead fawn over his looks. and trust me, i know it ended up being kind of pathetic and weird - but please don't brush it off as a "modelling opportunity" for him. it's a fucking terrifying message the police are sending.

i want to make a few comparisons here, in case you're not from the US or familiar with why the perp walk thing is something to pay attention to. just to set the groundwork for why this is a purposeful, unusual, and cruel act by the nyc police - for why this is not a common occurrence and for why that matters.

the prosecution alleges the show of force is due to the charge of "terrorism." for comparison, in june 2015, tsarnaev was found guilty for the boston marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and injured hundreds. his actions are considered to be an act of domestic terrorism. i have spent the last hour looking through google for pictures of similar to mangione's perp walk - and so far, i have found zero. i also just do not personally remember a moment like that, despite living in boston at the time.

they allege that luigi is a stone-cold killer who carried out a longterm plan, making him particularly dangerous. again for comparison: in nyc, recently cory martin was found guilty of the killing of brandy odom. the murder was planned and premeditated to steal insurance money. and yet no staged perp walk. why didn't her life matter enough for a "show of force"?

but mangione gets paraded by a veritable army of police officers as if he is a rabid animal. for a single citizen who allegedly killed one other single citizen, the "largest perp walk ever" occurs.

so what is the "strong message" that the mayor and the police were trying to send here? the mayor speaks as if mangione is already convicted of terrorism. there is a very thin number of people who feel threatened by the CEO's death. none of us felt like mangione needs to be under massive armed guard.

the message is that you shouldn't resist. they are trying to "make an example" of him - that if you behave badly and kill a single rich person, you'll be treated as if you killed hundreds of people. you will be treated worse than a man who was found guilty of terrorism. you will be considered guilty without trial. the message is that the rich are a protected class, and you cannot touch them without massive punishment. they are trying to prevent a revolution by showing dominance and force against you.

the message is that the police are a puppet of the wealthy and that the law is not equally applied across class disparity. it is "some are more equal than others." it is "one life is more precious than another."

the show of force wasn't for luigi. it was for us. it was a warning. they are trying to remind us who is really in control.

[bartex-x]

so theres this trend on twitter of people showing their favourite media tropes and i just wanted to show you mine :)

[amazingmrcinema007]

I love the scene in Here for Blood where Tom dukes it out with a zombie and gets so pissed when he gets called a 'fake wrestler' that he proceeds to elbow drop the guy's head. He does this like a dozen times long after the zombie's head is turned into paste.

[odetokeons]

♱ Nosferatu (2024) dir. Robert Eggers ♱

+ bonus

[gongyussy]

deepthroating a gun without breaking eye contact...... he put his entire gongyussy into that | SQUID GAME 2

+ the video because the sound he makes when he puts the gun in his mouth? [redacted]

update: he improvised that. the man really said i'll go full slut.

[makiitoh]

here for blood (2022) dir. daniel turres

[calista-222]

Bringing some happy memories home ✨

[a-a-lost-munchkin]

I Can’t Help But Wonder

Odysseus, who just violently and mercilessly murdered 108 or so men, who claims in the next song that he’s no longer a kind or gentle man, actively listens to Telemachus and kindly and gently responds to everything his son’s expressed.

Telemachus asks, “Am I like you? Am I strong like you? Will you embrace me? Will you love and accept me as yours?” He says, “I’ve felt so alone.”

And Odysseus claims him in a heartbeat, answering, “My son. My boy. My sweetest joy I’ve ever known. I embraced you twenty years ago. I’d do the impossible for you. I’d die for you.” He says, “Seeing the men here today, I can only wonder what you’ve been through for twenty years. My son, you’re already strong. You’re my own. You’re not alone. I’m home.”

And then they fucking embrace.