Blu-ray Review – Blood Mania

With a title like "Blood Mania," certain expectations are put in place, goosed some by the feature's animated title sequence, which highlights a pair of hands tearing at the title while a woman screams on the soundtrack. It's quite the introduction, but it doesn't represent the movie. "Blood Mania" isn't a slasher film, it's more of a chiller featuring a collection of corrupt people spending their every waking moment either trying to kill or sleep with one another. Director Robert Vincent O'Neill knows exactly what's expected of him, and he keeps up with demands for sex and violence, making sure the picture is all stocked up on nudity. Suspense is harder to conjure, with O'Neill struggling with a limited budget, working overtime to make casual encounters vibrate with intensity. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com