Bloodbeat (1983)

Original title

Blood Beat

Directed by

Fabrice A. Zaphiratos

Genre

samurai cinema

Country

France, United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple goes to a rural family Christmas gathering. A spirit in samurai armor starts killing family members and neighbors.

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What happens

Bloodbeat 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, and was shot in Wisconsin. In October 2017, it was restored and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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