Stars: Jasper Jones, Jay Dunn, John R. Howley, Tori Wong, Andrew Bell | Written and Directed by Andrew Bell
Vampires and vampirism have been used as metaphors for many things over the years, one of which is drug addiction. Films as diverse as Ganja and Hess, Abel Ferrara’s The Addiction, Daybreakers, and Bliss have made that connection for various purposes. Now writer/director Andrew Bell gives us his addition to the genre, Bleeding, which made its North American Premiere at Dances With Films.
A title card bearing a warning from 2008 tells us we’re in an alternate timeline where Blood and Dust, two highly addictive opioids derived from the blood of what are refered to as “the infected” are ravaging the country. Overdoses, the message tells us, leads to death and reanimation.
One of those addicted is Sean who uses it to cope with a shitty home life that includes a drunken,...
Vampires and vampirism have been used as metaphors for many things over the years, one of which is drug addiction. Films as diverse as Ganja and Hess, Abel Ferrara’s The Addiction, Daybreakers, and Bliss have made that connection for various purposes. Now writer/director Andrew Bell gives us his addition to the genre, Bleeding, which made its North American Premiere at Dances With Films.
A title card bearing a warning from 2008 tells us we’re in an alternate timeline where Blood and Dust, two highly addictive opioids derived from the blood of what are refered to as “the infected” are ravaging the country. Overdoses, the message tells us, leads to death and reanimation.
One of those addicted is Sean who uses it to cope with a shitty home life that includes a drunken,...
- 12/11/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
A scene from Ghosts Of Red Ridge. Courtesy of WellGo USA Entertainment
Between movies and series episodes, I’ve probably seen a few thousand westerns. Some have crossed over with sci-fi and the supernatural, like Cowboys & Aliens, Jonah Hex or a number of totally forgettable flicks pitting cowpokes against vampires, zombies or other things that go bump in the night. This low-budget affair, The Ghosts Of Red Ridge, breaks a bit of new ground… more uniquely, perhaps, than laudably.
Red Ridge is a dusty, nowhere little town of dashed hopes. It was founded on the promise of a gold rush that never materialized, leaving a handful of bored residents with nowhere better to go. Even the local outlaw gang that harasses the folks can’t rustle up enough loot to make a decent living. The sheriff (Owen Williams) and his deputy (Trent Culkin – apparently no relation to the other...
Between movies and series episodes, I’ve probably seen a few thousand westerns. Some have crossed over with sci-fi and the supernatural, like Cowboys & Aliens, Jonah Hex or a number of totally forgettable flicks pitting cowpokes against vampires, zombies or other things that go bump in the night. This low-budget affair, The Ghosts Of Red Ridge, breaks a bit of new ground… more uniquely, perhaps, than laudably.
Red Ridge is a dusty, nowhere little town of dashed hopes. It was founded on the promise of a gold rush that never materialized, leaving a handful of bored residents with nowhere better to go. Even the local outlaw gang that harasses the folks can’t rustle up enough loot to make a decent living. The sheriff (Owen Williams) and his deputy (Trent Culkin – apparently no relation to the other...
- 12/3/2024
- by Mark Glass
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jackrabbit Media has wrapped production on its in-house thriller Lookout and will commence sales at the AFM in Las Vegas next week.
Stefan Colson whose credits include Ghosts Of Red Ridge, directs the story starring Meghan Carrasquillo from Blind Waters as a young woman seeking solitude and clarity who takes a job at a remote fire lookout tower.
However as she settles into her new role strange occurrences take place and she begins to put the pieces together in an effort to understand what is happening. Trent Culkin (Ghosts Of Red Ridge) andJohn Marrs (Outlaw Johnny Black) also star.Brandon Cahela wrote the screenplay.
Stefan Colson whose credits include Ghosts Of Red Ridge, directs the story starring Meghan Carrasquillo from Blind Waters as a young woman seeking solitude and clarity who takes a job at a remote fire lookout tower.
However as she settles into her new role strange occurrences take place and she begins to put the pieces together in an effort to understand what is happening. Trent Culkin (Ghosts Of Red Ridge) andJohn Marrs (Outlaw Johnny Black) also star.Brandon Cahela wrote the screenplay.
- 10/31/2024
- ScreenDaily
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