Bloodbeat | |
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Directed by | Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos |
Written by | Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos |
Produced by | Helen A. Boley Henri Zaphiratos |
Starring | Helen Benton Terry Brown Claudia Peyton |
Cinematography | Wladimir Maule |
Production company | Huskypup Film Productions |
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Running time | 86 minutes[2] |
Countries | United States France |
Language | English |
Bloodbeat (also spelled Blood Beat)[3] is a 1983 supernatural slasher film written and directed by Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos and starring Helen Benton, Terry Brown, Claudia Peyton, James Fitzgibbons, and Dana Day. The plot focuses on a young couple attending a family gathering for Christmas in a rural home when a spirit wearing samurai armor begins killing members of the family—two of whom have psychic abilities—and their neighbors.
The film is an international co-production of the United States and France,[4][5] and was shot in Wisconsin. In October 2017, it was restored and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome.