Blu-ray Review – Blood Delirium

Writer/director Sergio Bergonzelli attempts to go gothic with 1988's "Blood Delirium," and he has a peculiar way of reaching into nightmare realms. The first scene of the film follows a young woman who returns home from work, undresses and begins to prepare an evening meal for her boyfriend, as one does while nearly nude. She receives a message on an answering machine from her future self, warning that trouble is coming for her, leaving her in a state of confusion. Viewers too, and the picture somehow gets stranger than its opening moments, with Bergonzelli playing with supernatural elements and graphic violence to detail a descent into madness. "Blood Delirium" isn't something to enjoy as a suspenseful clash of realities. Instead, it's a hoot, going hog-wild with odd events and cinematic excesses, with the feature trying to overwhelm viewers with shock, hoping to generate a fear factor as Bergonzelli works through his fetishes. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com