Black Water Vampire
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| Directed by | Evan Tramel |
| Produced by | Jesse Baget |
| Written by | Evan Tramel |
| Starring |
Bill Oberst Jr., Danielle Lozeau, Andrea Monier, Anthony Fanelli |
| Music by | Richard Figone |
| Edited by | Evan Tramel |
Production company |
BWV Productions, Ruthless Pictures |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Black Water Vampire (also known as The Black Water Vampire) is a 2014 found footage horror film that was directed and written by Evan Tramel. The film was released direct to DVD on January 24, 2014 through Image Entertainment and stars Bill Oberst Jr.. The movie's plot follows a film group's attempt to document a series of murders.
Plot
Every ten years for the last forty years, a woman's body is discovered in the woods outside of Black Water, drained of blood and bearing mysterious bite marks. Raymond Banks (Bill Oberst Jr.) has been convicted of the crime, but Black Water resident Danielle (Danielle Lozeau) doesn't believe that he's the murderer. Hoping to prove his innocence and thus get Raymond off of death row, Danielle convinces her friends Andrea (Andrea Monier) and Rob (Robin Steffen) to venture out into the woods to search for evidence. They hire Anthony (Anthony Fanelli) to film their search, which quickly turns bizarre when they begin to hear stories about supernatural creatures. Despite Rob's misgivings, the group begins a three-day hike to see where one of the bodies was discovered, only to get lost in the process. As they try to make their way through the woods, the group finds that someone- or something- is following them.
Cast
- Danielle Lozeau as Danielle Mason
- Andrea Monier as Andrea
- Anthony Fanelli as Anthony
- Robin Steffen as Rob
- Bill Oberst Jr. as Raymond Banks
Production
Filming took place during 2013 in Big Bear, California over a fifteen-day period.[1][2] Of the film, producer Jesse Baget commented that he was "surprised that there hadn't been a ‘found footage’ vampire film done" and that he was intrigued by the idea of creating a film about a "monster vampire that didn't have time for words".[1]
Reception
Critical reception has been mixed to negative.[3] Shock Till You Drop and JoBlo.com both criticized the film for being too derivative of earlier works such as The Blair Witch Project and The Last Exorcism, but commented that the movie did have some entertainment value.[4][5] HorrorNews.net gave the movie a favorable review, saying that while people would compare the film to The Blair Witch Project, that they felt that Black Water Vampire was stronger than the earlier film.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Exclusive: New Poster and Stills from Evan Tramel's 'Black Water Vampire'". Fearnet. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "Exclusive First Look at Bill Oberst Jr. in The Black Water Vampire". Dread Central. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Lott, Rod. "The Black Water Vampire bites down hard.". OK Gazette. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Jimenez, Christopher. "Review: Black Water Vampire Treads Way Too Much Familiar Ground". STYD. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Manseau, Andre. "Black Water Vampire (review)". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Martin, Todd. "Film Review: The Black Water Vampire (review)". HN.n. Retrieved 22 January 2014.