ASouthernHorrorFan The story of "Blood Widow" is pretty mediocre but the new killer it creates is as memorable as "Chromeskull", a brutal, unapologetic force of unnatural death. A stereotypical group of friends meet a brutal end at the hands of a homicidal maniac in a mask is no new ground in horror but then again no one is wanting new ground, just new monsters and new bodies that hit the floor. "Blood Widow" gives us that. The acting is passable, with some proving better than others in bring the characters to life. The origin story and dialog in this film treads lightly with some spots fighting to hold true to the story but all that is forgiven in this slice 'em and dice 'em flick. The cast are believable enough, the action keeps your attention and the production is enough make the film watchable. "Blood Widow" is a low budget but it doesn't pretend not to be. Even with the lower budget Buckhalt still goes full steam into the kill scenes giving fans what they want-blood and gore and screams. Some deaths are not as memorable as others but this film gives good kills. The effects are noticeably cheap but fun to watch. The blood is plausible, the gore is face-forward and the kills are at times creative. The killer does seem a little too polished for the setting but given the backstory and implied origin tale that got the killer to this point in life you can accept the "polished" costume-y style "Blood Widow" takes in this film. Still there are some issues in "Blood Widow", the camera does hold on the cheaper effects a bit too long which could turn off more mainstream horror fans, the origin story is on the weaker side of horror mythos when comparing to other modern slasher icons, and some moments have less than stellar sound quality so be warned. Over all though, I found "Blood Widow", fun, entertaining and dark with no camp or extreme cheese aspects aside from the unavoidable like cliché characters and screaming while fake blood is spraying everywhere. Check it out if you are an indie or low budget horror fan.

lizzie_1991 Okay, so, the trailer looked kinda cool. Not extremely, but the killer looked totally wicked and it seemed interesting, so I watched it. Big. Effing. Mistake. This movie is nothing but crap from end to beginning. The lighting was awful and the sound keeps jumping from muffled to high-pitched throughout the film. But the worst thing about it, is the acting. I mean... no. Just no. These people cannot act to save their lives, and that is me being nice. The story was intriguing and the movie could have been amazing - but it wasn't. The only positive thing I can say about this film is this: The killer had a cool costume, and the gore was pretty nice. But unless horrible cinema and cringe-worthy acting is your cup of tea, I do NOT recommend this movie.

jackatwo This could be one of the worst movies I ever seen, a lot of blood and gore. Acting in some cases was amateurish, other times it was pretty good The story line and how the script goes is terrible. more imagination could have been addedThe story goes against the human attitude, when one is threatened I am sure they would never allow them selves to be killed so easily.I must admit I actually watched all the film even though at times I wanted to switch it off, some viewers will at times close their eyes and others will be cringing in their seats, other times you will be unhappy you watched it.But all in all watch it and feel that feeling of horror when about to be killed,

Evan Lamelle Neophyte director Jeremiah Buckhalt has crafted an auspicious debut with "Blood Widow." This movie has a plethora of delightful kills, all brought to you by the hands of a very capable and, dare I say, quite beautiful killer. The main draw here is the Widow. She is like something out of a baroque masterpiece from hell. I know I will be seeing her doll-like face in my nightmares for some time to come.In addition to the widow's frightening visage, Buckhalt has created a slasher film with quite a droll sense of humor. Jose Miguel Vasquez's Mark in particular delivers quite a few bon mots in the early going. His repartee with Kenneth in the early going is particularly funny.The film's superb third act, however, leaves humor by the wayside as things get deadly serious. The final fight is one of the most intense I've seen in some time, it is certainly not for the squeamish.There were certainly a few flaws, and I won't restrain from sharing my minor quibbles. There are, as in many lower budget films, some audio issues. The music in the second act's party scene didn't quite seem to be what the characters would have partied to in my opinion.All in all, I had a really good time and look forward to Buckhalt unleashes next.