Chastity Bites (2013)

In the early 1600's, Countess Elizabeth Bathory slaughtered more than 600 young women, believing if she bathed in the blood of virgins that she would stay young and beautiful forever. Still... See full summary »

Director:

John V. Knowles

Writer:

Lotti Pharriss Knowles

Stars:

Allison Scagliotti, Francia Raisa, Louise Griffiths

Cast

Credited cast:
Allison Scagliotti	...	Leah
Francia Raisa	...	Katharine
Louise Griffiths	...	Liz Batho / Elizabeth Bathory
Eduardo Rioseco	...	Paul
Chloë Crampton	...	Kelly
Amy Okuda	...	Ashley
Sarah Stouffer	...	Britney
Lindsey Morgan	...	Noemi
Laura Niemi	...	Jillian
Diana Chiritescu	...	Ilona
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nathlye Abraham	...	High School Student
Melvin Abston	...	Louie
Samantha Acampora	...	Goth High School Student
Nidal Adam	...	High School Student (as Nidal)
Danielle Adams	...	High School Student

Storyline

In the early 1600's, Countess Elizabeth Bathory slaughtered more than 600 young women, believing if she bathed in the blood of virgins that she would stay young and beautiful forever. Still alive today, she's found a perfect hunting ground for her 'botox' as an abstinence educator in conservative America, and the young ladies of San Griento High are poised to be her next victims. But will her unholy ritual finally be stopped by Leah Ratliff, a feminist blogger and ambitious reporter for the school paper?

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Plot Keywords:

foot fetish | bathory | blood | virgin | abstinence | 

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Taglines:

Who says the virgin always lives 'til the end?

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2013 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Weirdsmobile Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A slow motion shot of the mothers and Liz Batho near the end of the film was actually an accident: the shot was supposed to be at normal speed but the camera's frame rate was over-cranked, and no one noticed until the film was developed. When the director saw it in the dailies the next day he decided he like the slow motion better and it was kept in the movie.

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Quotes

Noemi: I would never put anyone else down for their choice, but I think if I ever felt that tempted, I would just... get down on my knees and pray to God...
Liz Batho: NO!
[sound of a thunderclap]
Liz Batho: You must never mention His name in here! You see, my dear, we could get into a lot of trouble for having that sort of talk in a public school, yes? Well, I think that's enough for today. See you all next time.

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Connections

Referenced in The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen (2014)

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Soundtracks

Dead Inside
Written by Miss Alex White (as Alex) and Francis Scott Key White (as Francis White) Music / BMI
Performed by White Mystery

User Reviews

"Virgin blood that tastes a little like water."

It's not very often a film takes you by surprise without resorting to clichés and wasted potential when there's so much or little to follow. Most films these days that attempt to pay homage by 'spoofing' or other forms of respect aren't always executed properly. But in this case, Chastity Bites attempts something different at its best but still has some hiccups that prevents it from being the most ingenious out of the many creations that either feels rehashed or incomplete.

The story follows a writer named Leah that becomes suspicious of a newly profound abstinence educator that schemes an army of virgins to please her vicious desires to collect blood to contain her youth. Of course convincing the entire school would be harder than assassinating an immortal masked murderer, but this doesn't seem like a heavy situation as Leah decides to take matters into her own hands to save her companion in time before she too is slaughtered like other unfortunate victims in their prime.

The film is assembled with a cast that does all of their parts well but also suffers from having some that feel either very unused or simply there to suffer their demise. If we spent more time with some of the characters and the film had taken a darker turn where it felt less like an outdated sitcom, perhaps it would have succeeded more where other films with a similar premise didn't. However, complete credibility for effort to everyone and what it tried is surely due and this film can still be considerably an enjoyable presentation if you can extract the lack of tension and some goofy elements that some may find very distracting.

For that, let's enjoy this cup of virgin blood that tastes a little like water for what it's worth and not less of what it could have been.