What in the name of Santa Clause was this? Well, "Blood Beat" is what happens when you insist on watching several Christmas horror movies during the holiday period each year, and you're running out of options. When all the decent and half-decent ones are gone, you're left behind with A) lousy and incomprehensible low-budget 80s guff, and B) movies that only feature a tree and some lights to indicate it's a Christmas flick.
Like practically every other reviewer on this website, I don't have a clue what "Blood Beat" is about. A family in rural Wisconsin gathers for Christmas, but the mother and the son's new girlfriend immediately don't get along because they're both weird. Family hunting parties end in hysteria, mommy makes hideous paintings with a trembling hand, the groceries fly around in the kitchen, and the housecat takes a nap in the middle of the Monopoly game board. And, oh yeah, whenever the girlfriend is sexually active in her bed, someone violently dies by the sword of an infuriated and vengeful Samurai Warrior spirit. Doesn't all this sound utterly ridiculous?
Yes, it does! "Blood Beat" is one of the strangest movies of the 80s, and - as far as Holiday Horror goes - the worst one since "Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part II" and the 2009 "Black Christmas" remake. The only noteworthy moments are some brief nudity scenes and a flashy blue lightshow during the climax.
Like practically every other reviewer on this website, I don't have a clue what "Blood Beat" is about. A family in rural Wisconsin gathers for Christmas, but the mother and the son's new girlfriend immediately don't get along because they're both weird. Family hunting parties end in hysteria, mommy makes hideous paintings with a trembling hand, the groceries fly around in the kitchen, and the housecat takes a nap in the middle of the Monopoly game board. And, oh yeah, whenever the girlfriend is sexually active in her bed, someone violently dies by the sword of an infuriated and vengeful Samurai Warrior spirit. Doesn't all this sound utterly ridiculous?
Yes, it does! "Blood Beat" is one of the strangest movies of the 80s, and - as far as Holiday Horror goes - the worst one since "Silent Night, Deadly Night: Part II" and the 2009 "Black Christmas" remake. The only noteworthy moments are some brief nudity scenes and a flashy blue lightshow during the climax.