Lack of good storyline.

Brilliant and touching

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

"Blood Cult" opens pretty promising with two pretty gruesome murders within the first 15 minutes. Then it goes into normal slasher fare with none of the later killings being as near as interesting as the first two, all set around what appears to be a 70 something year old Sheriffs investigation (he even narrates some of the film). The later half pretty much turns into a cult conspiracy movie, with the reveal of the killer being handled pretty well since the film doesn't really give you any red herrings. There's a lot of dull dialogue, padding, and bad acting particularly from our sheriff hero, but, it's far from the worst SOV I've ever seen.

A boring flick, that I can tell but with surprisingly good effects. It is really a zero budget filmed in 9 days but why people are hunting this one is that it was the first straight to video flick in the genre. That it was filmed in 9 days shows in the quality of the camera. They didn't use that much extra light because some scene's are a bit too dark, especially the night scene's. But as I said, the effects were done well. Just look at the body being found in a bin or the leg being slashed off. But it's a bit too much blah blah with a lot of hiss and almost no sound in the higher range. Some parts are a bit cheesy for example with the so-called Blood Cult. It's easy to find a copy of this one no on DVD for only a few euro's or dollars. If it wasn't the first straight to vid you would probably never see it again. One to have just to fill into your collection.

Wow, OK. I've been watching low-budget Horror for way too long. I suppose I've seen all the good ones. And I guess I've also seen all the not-so good ones. Yet there seems to be a bottom-less pit of terrible Z-grade flicks, just waiting to be discovered by those who are perhaps tired of Troma and H.G. Lewis. B-movies officially went from "bad" to "terrible" when people started thinking it was OK to use a video camera, and for the record, it was never OK!! But they did it anyway. And so, B officially becomes Z, and for the most part, the indie Horror director threw all pride out the window. Especially considering the one I saw, recently... Wait a minute. What movie are we talking about again? Oh yeah, that's right. A film that is apart of the S.O.V. revolution of the mid-80's, yet somehow manages to be overrated as all hell, while all the rest are considered to be nothing. Why have I read so many positive things about Blood Cult? Do people just get a kick out of getting online and lying about random movies, just so unsuspecting schlock-collecting fools pay their hard-earned money for garbage? That's just sick. I've seen more than my share of cam-corder epics from this era (Blood Lake), and none, and I mean none of them can compare to this big box of Melatonin. Explaining the premise would be pointless, because chances are good that you'd just get bored and stop reading, and then probably go read about something awesome like Killing Spree. Besides, I don't even know, nor do I care what happened. So, anyway, what is it about Blood Cult that would not make someone hate it? Why is it more appreciated, and well-known than its counterparts, such as Cannibal Campout? That movie is awful. I mean really, really awful. Yet, I wasn't bored, and I sure as hell didn't fall sleep. I'll just say it. I thought Cannibal Campout was awesome. Yet, there isn't one single moment of entertainment-value to be found in the steaming pile of boredom that is Blood Cult. I didn't chuckle. I didn't smile once. Not even a smirk. And when it was all over, I couldn't recall one word uttered. I really was expecting, and looking forward something worthwhile, but I can honestly say that watching Blood Cult was the single most dull experience of my life. So, when I make outrageous claims, such as "You'd be better off watching Blood Lake", you would be wise to listen. I hate you, Blood Cult. 1/10

Found this winner on the shelf at my local blockbuster. Not bad. For what it is, its a great b-movie with a very little if no budget. The cast is made up of a group of local friends. Far from professional, they hold your interests. Shot somewhere in Kansas or Oklahoma, its nice to see a straight to video (video) movie that made it to the video stores. The same style of direction from the film makers earlier movie, The Ripper, he takes video to the next level when other horror movie makers fail. A nice attempt to make a feature length movie, when you have less than a 90 page script. A lot of the scenes drag, but is needed to make a 90 minute story. An overall nice horror movie worth renting when there's nothing else worth getting at your video store.