Bloodstone (2009 film)

Bloodstone is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by James Ian Mair. The film stars James Ian Mair, Dan Turpen, Virgil Franklin, Cassie Hauser, James Stevenson, Martha Lee, Abram Beck, Joyce Turpen and several others. It was shot over a period of six months and took two for post production. The film premiered on May 22 as a fundraiser for charity.

Plot

The plotline focuses on the Lassader family, headed by Joe and Carol (Dan Turpen and Joyce Turpen), whose daughter Selena (Martha Lee) searches out Derek McGregor (James Ian Mair) and his team (James Stevenson and Abram Beck) to hunt and kill a vampire colony that is holding the family hostage by drinking the blood of their livestock, the source of their income. The colony is run by the powerful Kane, who is released from his coffin after being dug up in the mining grounds. Accepting the offer, McGregor and his small team begin a bloody, terrifying journey to track and destroy the evil vampire brood, with the help of vampire specialist Xavier Burns (Virgil Franklin). Along the way, they are taken captive, but are released by a mysterious, beautiful vampire girl named Eve (Cassie Hauser), who has become a renegade against Kane. As the body count rises, Derek and Joe desperately try to stop Kane and his colony before everyone they care AbOUT is killed.

Production

Development

The film went into production the summer of 2009. James Ian Mair and James Stevenson, two young independent filmmakers came up with the story after watching several vampire films and reading about the vampire legends. Dan Turpen was immediately brought on board to serve as a creative consultant and as one of the film's central characters. Mair took the story to heart and tried to create an on-screen tale that would both frighten and entertain the audience. Principal filming on the story took place near the middle of summer. The crew had to deal with harsh heat conditions both Inside and out. The temperature was over 100 degrees some days of filming, and other times, such as in the later photography, below 0. Mair and his cast of characters pressed on to create the final product. Virgil Franklin, a well-known musician for horror films, made an appearance in the film, as well as creating the film's entire original score from scratch. Mair took around two months to edit the entire film.

Release

The film premiered in May 2010. It was a setup designed as a fundraiser for charity. Mair's hometown of Linton, Indiana made great efforts to publicize the film for him. There as a full page article written in the local newspaper about the project and the school was involved by hanging posters encouraging students and parents to attend the May event. Over 200 people attended the film's premiere, and a solid amount of money was earned for charity.

Viewing and availability

The film can be viewed on YouTube in nine individual parts. It can also be purchased from James Ian Mair with a request letter to the account of the uploader on YouTube.