Directed by:
Frank SabatellaScreenplay:
Elke BlasiCast:
Samantha Siong, Nate Dushku, Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Billy Magnussen, Alissa Dean, Josh Segarra, Samantha Hahn, Elke Blasi, Sal Rendino, Ben Levin (more)Plots(1)
Long Island, 1978: A young girl named Mary Mattock gruesomely murders her family with a hatchet and is locked away for life in Long Island's notorious Kings Park Psychiatric Center. Ten years later, Mary escapes from the asylum, leaving a grizzly trail of bodies and blood in her wake. Gunned down by the police, Mary meets her own demise outside the sanitorium walls. This incident gave birth to the legend of Mary Hatchet's walking ghost and the mischievous night named in honour of her death. (High Fliers Films)
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Basically, there are two types of old-school horror: One is when an incompetent amateur fan or forgotten icon stands behind or in front of the camera, resulting in a film that can be watchable only for the few enthusiasts who appreciate anything that irradiates a mystical “love for the genre” (and the so-called "tribute to old films" is a fabricated and misleading excuse for poor quality). Blood Night, fortunately, belongs to the other and less numerous type, the work of gifted creators who not only watch films of the genre, but also understand them. Those people are able to refer to, imitate, pay homage and even paraphrase without making their products unintentionally funny. Blood Night is a skilfully made B-movie without any pretensions, that in 90 minutes entertains the viewer, who knows what they are into and what they can expect. This film was a pleasant surprise (especially considering I didn’t know anything about it beforehand) and I can wholeheartedly recommend it.
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Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet is quite daring, and it's relatively explicit not only in its violence but also in its nudity, where it's not afraid, but in terms of plot, it's quite awkward. In terms of the killing, it's not that awkward and you can really see that this was the main reason why the film was made. Just one bloody killing spree that doesn't hurt the viewer in any way.
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