Blood Moon (2014)

A stagecoach of travelers, a gunslinger and two outlaws arrive in a deserted mining town lit by the glow of a reddish full moon. As their worlds collide, they are hunted by a beast that only appears on the night of a blood moon.

Director:

Jeremy Wooding

Writer:

Alan Wightman

Stars:

George Blagden, Tom Cotcher, Barrington De La Roche

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
George Blagden	...	Jake Norman
Tom Cotcher	...	Lloyd Walker
Barrington De La Roche	...	Ahiga
Raffaello Degruttola	...	Jeb Norton
Shaun Dooley	...	Calhoun
Jack Fox	...	Wade
Dave Fulton	...	Glen
Corey Johnson	...	Hank Norton
Tony Law	...	Yancy
Eleanor Matsuura	...	Black Deer
Amber Jean Rowan	...	Sarah Norman
Kerry Shale	...	Father Domonic
Anna Skellern	...	Marie
David Sterne	...	Charlie Packham
Joan Walker	...	Joanie Loumis

Storyline

1887. Colorado. A deserted town lit by the glow of a reddish full moon. A stagecoach full of passengers and an enigmatic gunslinger find themselves prisoners of two outlaws on the run. As the travelers attempt to outwit the outlaws it becomes apparent that a bigger menace lurks outside; a beast that only appears on the night of a blood red moon.

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Taglines:

When it's red you're dead.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller | Western

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Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood moon

Filming Locations:

Laredo Wild West Town, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£520,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michael Vine Associates,Plumcourt Production,Stretch Limo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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User Reviews

My Review Of "Blood Moon"

First off I was impressed with the direction that Wooding took in creating this unique First Nations People mythos of Skinwalkers as opposed to the more classical Eastern European concepts. Native lore from the Americas is a complex and vividly fascinating spiritual and mythological web of shapeshifters, magic, and superstitions that doesn't often get such a fresh, mature light shown on the beliefs. A lot of films tend to lean more toward spoof, comical, or exaggeration when telling skinwalker stories. "Blood Moon" keeps it straight forward, intense, and yes -at times-scary. One of the few films that made me jump in some of the more chilling scenes.

The creature effects and overall use of practical effects is worth applauding! Wooding could have opted for heavy CGI effects when bringing this beast to light, but instead chose to keep the CGI at bare minimum. It really puts the werewolf fan back in the mindset of classic horror like "American Werewolf In London" and "The Wolfman". Although in this case the creature design is more of a hybrid of the two concepts, and looks more like a massive beast morphed into a humanoid monster. Plus the music, atmosphere, and over all cinematography has a creepy, Hammer-esque vibe to it that really screams creature feature.

Overall "Blood Moon" is a true, modern classic and one of the coolest werewolf films that I have seen in the last several years. At first based on the first 10 minutes I thought I was going to be bored. The characters seemed cliché, redundant and two-dimensional. That notion falls apart almost right about the time 10 minutes is up! The characters come alive, the dialog zings, and the story just gets you into the vision that Wooding is going for. The creature, the mythos, and the style choice really makes this film a great add to any horror fans collection. Especially the shapeshifter, werewolf fan. I fell in love with the story based on the authentic approach to showing the Navajo system of belief without making it look or feel "hokey". Definitely check out "Blood Moon". The ending is not a big bang like you hope for when watching man vs beast films like this but it isn't really disappointing either.