Bloody New Year

Bloody New Year
US video cover
Directed byNorman J. Warren
Screenplay byFrazer Pearce
Produced byHayden Pearce
Starring
CinematographyJohn Shann
Edited byCarl Thomson
Music byCry No More
Nick Magnus
Production
companies
  • Lazer Entertainments Ltd
  • Cinema & Theatre Seating Ltd
Distributed by
  • Target International (UK)
  • Braveworld (UK VHS)
  • Academy Entertainment (US)
  • Smart Egg Pictures (worldwide)
Release dates
  • April 1987 (1987-04) (UK theatrical)
  • September 1987 (1987-09) (UK video)
  • 22 October 1987 (1987-10-22) (US video)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£60,000[1]

Bloody New Year (also known as Time Warp Terror and Horror Hotel)[2] is a 1987 British supernatural horror film directed by Norman J. Warren and starring Suzy Aitchison, Nikki Brooks, Colin Heywood, Mark Powley, Catherine Roman and Julian Ronnie. The plot concerns a group of teenagers who are trapped in a haunted hotel on a remote island.

Shot in Wales, the film features an electronic score composed by Nick Magnus as well as seven songs by Magnus and Chas Cronk's band Cry No More. It was released theatrically in April 1987 in the United Kingdom and direct-to-video in October 1987 in the United States.

  1. ^ Locks, Adam; Smith, Adrian (2021). Norman J. Warren: Gentleman of Terror. Creepy*Images. pp. 143–144, 153. ISBN 978-3-00-070720-9.
  2. ^ Duvoli, John (December 1987). "King of the Video Nasties". Fangoria. Vol. 7, no. 69. New York City, New York: O'Quinn Studios. pp. 14–15. ISSN 0164-2111. OCLC 46637019.