A man travels to an island with his girlfriend in search of his relatives but he finds maybe more than what he wanted to know.
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Gillian Ferrabee | ... | Eva Van Daam / Her Twin Brother / John's Twin Sister |
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Pascal Gruselle | ... | Vermeer |
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John Harold Cail | ... | Ferryman |
| Joanna Noyes | ... | Byrde Gordon | |
| Felicia Shulman | ... | Yolanda | |
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Janine Theriault | ... | Alice Gordon |
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Michelle Brunet | ... | Ramona |
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David Deveau | ... | Ben |
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Spencer Evans | ... | Squeakie |
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Carmen Ferland | ... | Mrs. Shea (as Carmen Ferlan) |
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Leni Parker | ... | Baby Laura |
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Lisa Bronwyn Moore | ... | Toot (as Lisa Bronwyn-Moore) |
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A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. While it was thought that his relatives were all dead he actually finds them to be living underground. However because they have been inbreeding for all these years they don't look right, plus they have developed a pretty bad eating habit. Will he chose his girlfriend or his people? Written by <semihtareen@yahoo.com>
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island | underground | inbreeding | creature feature | h.p. lovecraft |Taglines:
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31 July 1997 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
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Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, CanadaEdit
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John Strauss: [breathing heavily] What is it?
Dr. Marlowe: How badly... do you wanna live?
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In the prologue, the "King of Holland" is mentioned in relation to the year 1652. Holland was part of the Dutch Republic from 1581 through 1795, and had no king. See more »Quotes
Dr. Marlowe: [speaking under his breath] John! Can you hear me? I know what's wrong with you. I know how you can survive.John Strauss: [breathing heavily] What is it?
Dr. Marlowe: How badly... do you wanna live?
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The version released under the title, BLEEDERS is missing approximately one minute from the love scene between Roy Dupuis and Kristin Lehman, basically cutting out all of the nudity. The version titled, HEMOGLOBIN is uncut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Now, it isn't for everybody mind you, not even every die hard horror fans; but if you like freaky monsters under the ground from origins to awful to speak aloud, then not only are you a Lovecraft fan (see Shadow Over Innsmouth), but you'll probably enjoy this movie. Not fully incorporating the Cthulhu Mythos, huge parallels are seen in the backwoods MA people, the fish like monsters and something that came from a long time ago. Surprisingly, unlike the vicious scheiBfare Lovecraft renditions that came out of the eighties, this is surprisingly well done. It has actors and actresses that don't foul up the Lovecraftian nightmare that the director has in store for the audience, and a good plot. My only question was, so what happens next.