Here is a selection of short film reviews from the 2021 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. Pre-Film Shorts ᓇᓄᕐᓗᒃ (Giant Bear) This animated short has some incredibly striking visuals, as it tells a traditional Inuit legend. 4/5 That Halloween This story of Trick or Treaters telling the story of an escaped killer is…
The children of a deeply religious family begin to doubt the teachings of their parents in The Family. Caleb (Benjamin Charles Watson), Abigail (Jenna Warren), and Evelyn (Yasmin MacKay) are members of a rural family unit run under the script religious guidance of their Father (Nigel Bennett) and Mother (Toni Ellwand). Things begin to change…
A man and woman are forced to co-exist in woods harbouring a haunting secret in Woodland Grey. William (Ryan Blakely) is a man living a solitary life in the woods, who ends up saving Emily (Jenny Raven), who is found unconscious in the woods. William and Emily share an apprehensive co-existence, which goes awry when…
Two sisters try to ward off a demon that hunts in the light in Flee the Light. Andra (Annie Tuma) is worried about the well-being of her sister Delfi (Ariana Marquis), who has been showing signs of mental illness. However, Delfi comes to believe that she and Andra are part of a coven of witches…
A foul-mouthed vigilante targets the people who killed his family in The Chamber of Terror. Nash Caruthers (Timothy Paul McCarthy) is out for revenge against the Ackerman crime family, headed by sadistic patriarch Russell (Robert Nolan), and he quickly dispatches his first target in the form of Russell’s son Tyler (Seth O’Shea). As retribution, Caruthers…
A pregnant restauranteur goes into the wilderness to acquire a rare truffle in Peppergrass. Eula Baek (Chantelle Han) has inherited a restaurant named “Peppergrass” from her grandfather and is in need of truffles in order to save her business during the pandemic. Along with her bartender Morris Weiss (Charles Boyland), Eula drives into the wilderness…
Note: This is a capsule version of my previously published review A horror film critic accidentally finds himself at a support group for serial killers in Vicious Fun. Joel (Evan Marsh) is a young horror film critic in 1983 Minnesota, who writes for a magazine called “Vicious Fanatics,” while secretly harbouring a crush for his roommate…
A group of 8 C-list celebrities find themselves on a reality show, where they are literally fighting for their lives in Funhouse. Kasper Nordin (Valter Skarsgård) is a man trying to recover from his very public marriage to popstar Darla Drake (Kylee Bush), and he reluctantly accepts a spot on the online reality show Furcas’…
A woman and her daughter find their home invaded by a vengeful couple in Motherly. Kate (Lora Burke) is a woman living in an isolated farmhouse with her daughter Beth (Tessa Kozma). The two are under witness protection, under the supervision of police officer Hal (Colin Paradine), following the murder of a young girl, for…
An indigenous community is tormented by a vengeful spirit in Don’t Say Its Name. Peace officer Mary Stonechild (Madison Walsh) is called in after local activist Kharis Redwater (Sheena Kaine) is killed in a hit and run, which absolutely devastates her mother Mary Lynn (Carla Fox). Shortly afterwards, a number of people begin turning up…
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