Synopsis

Meet the Smiths—a family full of secrets who keep to themselves on a back road outside a small Midwestern town. In this visceral, tightly wound horror/thriller, their lives are shaken when a sweet-talking Texan arrives on their doorstep on a mission for retribution. Will he succeed in his goal to bleed them of their sins, or will the family’s haunted past prove to be even more deadly than he bargained for?

Official Review

All too often the terms “low budget”, “first time director”, and “independent effort” are often equated to bumbling, amateurish failures. Not in this case. Newcomer on the scene, writer and director Philip Gelatt, bucks that trend with THE BLEEDING HOUSE – and gives us what we have all been asking for time and time again. A simple and original take on the FUNNY GAMES-like killer-enters-the-house scenario, the pic comes across practical, subtly artistic, well scripted, and sharply played – like something you would catch in a theater, or absorb as a character rich novel. …Read More