Camp Blood (1999)

   
Written & Directed by: Brad Sykes

Starring:

Jennifer Ritchkoff .... Tricia
Michael Taylor .... Steve
Tim Young .... Jay
Betheny Zolt .... Nicole
Courtney Taylor .... Harris

Release Date: Direct-to-Video / DVD: 1999

Rating:

 

Four teenagers go camping on the weekend to a place called Camp Blackwood.
On their way they meet a strange elderly man named Thatcher as he tells them it's not safe to go there. They ignore him thinking he's crazy and carry on their way.
When they arrive they meet up with a tough woman named Harris who helps them out by finding a place to camp out. She tells them a scary campfire tale about a killer clown who lurked in the woods there 20 years ago about two couples that ended up being killed and still roams the area.
The next morning they find her dead and then one by one the killer clown hacks each of them away and they try to survive and escape this madness.

 

What a piece of crap this film turned out to be. I was aware that it was going to be a bad movie but I didn't know it was going to be really bad.
I was thinking when I heard the title it would be a ripoff to Friday the 13th but it's worst folks trust me.
This one was barely made on a budget as you can tell with the picture quality.

These actors need serious lessons as it looks like they came from the porn industry.
However, supporting actress Courtney Taylor seemed to pull off her character not too bad as a tough woman camper.
The worst actor of them all was Joseph Haggerty who played a local crazy in the flick and he is no crazy Ralph from Friday the 13th.

There's a big breast shot by Ivonne Armant during the beginning of the film making out in the woods.

The killer clown hacks people away with his meatcleaver through people's necks and arms showing a violent bloodshed.
A hunter's decapitated head lands in a river.
All of this looks very fake.

What film school did Brad Sykes come from as he doesn't make his work at all convincing.
He couldn't even direct the scenes with the killer looking menacing at all but however there is a scene where he directs the actor Shemp Moseley who plays the clown very well during a river fight between large rocks that also involves actor Michael Taylor.
The campfire at night with the cast especially with Courtney Taylor telling the legend about the clown was nicely set
Towards the ending scene with
Jennifer Ritchkoff freaking out looked impressive too but that's it.

The music composed by Ghost sounded not too bad as it has interesting elements..

Thatcher: Camp Blackwood?! You mean Camp Blood!!!!

Thatcher: You don't listen too good do you boy? You and your friends don't want to go to Camp Blood!!!

Thatcher: Say hello to the clown for me!!!!

Steve: Look, whatever he said, the guy's crazy. He was trying to scare us away.
Tricia: Why?
Steve: I don't know. Maybe he's making moonshine up the hills and he doesn't want anyone to know about it. Tells us scary stories to keep everybody away.

Jay: Alright... but if we gget lost and end up resorting to cannibalism... You're the first to go ok? I'm gonna eat you first
Steve: Don't tease me