We announced earlier that the official, long-awaited remake of Herschell Gordon Lewis‘ Blood Feast was to hit theaters across the United States and Canada this summer via Hannover House and Crimson Forest Entertainment Group on June 23rd, a nationwide theatrical release of the film that represented a substantial expansion of the film’s previously-planned, limited opening of April 28th.
“But in fact it was the best that could happen to Blood Feast and horror fans in North America”.
But unlike the original film, this incarnation Blood Feast is no mere camp splatter opus, rather it’s a richly detailed and operatic bit of Eurohorror with some great performances driving it.
“The decision to seek the MPAA rating for Blood Feast was tailored after a similar development impacted the Lionsgate release of Saw a few years back.