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Fangoria Blood Drive [VHS]

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Well, what I mean by that is that there are a few directors on here that have amazing potential and overall I think the Fangoria "Blood Drive" could become an amazing series of dvds to be released each year. Let me break down for you, straight to the point for each story:

The Hitch - Starts off interesting but very unoriginal and silly in it's horrible cliched tale of morality. Horrible acting.

A Boy and his Finger - Cute and clever, works great as a "breather" in between the more scarier short films. Funny yet creepy story about a boy who keeps his finger as a pet.

Inside - This is where things start to get really really good. This short films is really frightening and well done, has incredibly stylish editing and photography. Not very straightforward but that helps the story if anything.

Shadow of the Dead - In my own opinion the best short film on here. Great acting, great effects, amazing sense of atmosphere and did I mention it actually scared me? A strange take on a zombie-ridden world that is completely devoid of silliness and campiness.

Mr. Eryams - This one is good as well but moreso for acting and dialogue. Pretty stylish and the colours are reminiscent of "Suspiria" but overall doesn't compete with the past two entries.

Disturbance - Again, somewhat interesting and stylish piece with no dialogue but does not stand up in comparison the last three entries.

Song of the Dead - Shortest one of them all, funny and tongue-in-the-cheek, but please we've all seen a musical/horror film, it's been done. Back to the drawing board chaps.

Overall, it's worth getting this dvd just for the middle three films. Especially if you are a HUGE horror fan like myself and you want to get into filmmaking becaues it gives you an idea of what you can do with a low budget. This is great and I hope they come out with better ones each other!

My husband & I rented this movie because we love the horror genre & thought we might be in for a good scare. No such luck in that department. We did laugh a lot, though. We actually made a joke of reccommending this DVD to our friends just so we wouldn't be the only one's who wasted our money. The plotlines were mostly terrible. The story about the boy who cuts off his finger is the worst piece of crap I've ever seen. That one wasn't even funny. Seriously, though, go rent it anyway if you want to laugh. Oh, and sidenote, Rob Zombie should be ashamed for promoting this. Bad Rob!

Last year horror mag Fangoria put out the call to undiscovered fimmakers. After sifting through hundreds of applicants, they chose a handful of winners and compiled the shorts on to one CD. It turned out to be a wonderful collection of blood, zombies, and a little bit of self mutilation. To elaborate, the most creative piece featured a guy slicing off his fingers, one by one, as they take on lives of there own. Thumbs up to this unique production!

I think I fell for the cool cover art and the famous names. This was just a collection of fairly bad films submitted to Fangoria magazine. If you make your own home movies you might enjoy it, but I was disappointed.

Lots of fun if you don't take it too seriously. Not scary at all and lacks real suspense but someone had a lot of fun with a handheld camera and a quart of fake blood!

This is a compilation of 7 short horror movies. they are all pretty good and would not be surprised if they were made into feature length films. my personal favorites were disturbances, inside, and the hitch. like another reviewer said scenes stay with you after you have shut off the dvd.

Blood Drive is a collection of short horror films made by regular people complied by Fangoria magazine. Supposedly only the best were used, but I find it hard to believe after viewing all of them. There are some very good films in the batch ("The Hitch" comes to mind as does "Inside") and some not so good films ("Song of the Zombie" stands out). For a so-so collection of horror shorts, this one is worth viewing.

Film-maker Joel Robertson's love of the zombie genre shines through in this frightening and haunting short film. A must-see for horror fans!

Fans of Rob Zombie won't be disappointed, as our man continues his march into the world of cinematic horror, a welcome move, and long overdue. Features on Clive Barker & history's #1 effects man Stan Winston also delight. And the new guys! This dvd rocks. Check out BC Furtney's Mister Eryams and Chip Gubera's Song of the Dead, two stand-outs on this all-around great disc.

Fangoria's put together a great collection of work from some new faces on the horror scene, particularly the best film MISTER ERYAMS, a creepy and brooding short with a knockout twist ending. A must-see for any genre fan, and a heads-up on these new talented filmmakers we'll be hearing more of. Kudos to Fango!