Bloody Axe Wound

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Bloody Axe Wound

Released Dec 27, 2024

1h 23m

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Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family's bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie's father, Roger Bladecut, has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it's time to take the family tradition in a new direction.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

You’re left with the sense that these ingredients, mixed slightly differently, could have added up to something rather more delicious, but as it is, your attention is drawn repeatedly to the artificiality of it all.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 20, 2025

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

“Bloody Axe Wound” has a lot of incidents and a clear idea of where its characters should end up, but not much style of its own or a knack for connecting one formulaic dot to the next.

Rated: 2/4

Dec 28, 2024

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Jasneet Singh

Collider

Bloody Axe Wound had all the potential for a hilarious and even sweet horror-comedy, but its main issue was being unable to fully commit to its ideas.

Rated: 5/10

Mar 20, 2025

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

The central romance is compelling, but Bloody Axe Wound falters when it comes to its recycled meta horror comedy. You've seen this done much, much better a thousand times before.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

A fun meta horror comedy with a pair of charming (queer) leads. The supernatural elements, including the video store and the yearbook, don't make any sense and feel like a hold-over from a previous draft of the screenplay.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

The otherwise quirky meta slasher comedy misses the mark.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 15, 2025

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Mr. Hollywood

Done so cheap it is hard to take seriously. I get the concept and what it was doing but man it was like a student film you really do not want to watch but just watch it because a someone you know directed it

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Neil H.

The acting was actually quite good. Probably one of the better shot shudder originals I’ve seen loved all the music, and all the callbacks to slasher from the 80s it’s homage to video stores and horror comics

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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Craig B

Look, Bloody Axe Wound is not too bad. Interesting premise, generally well-acted, and plenty of gory fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Shields F

A fun movie made by horror fans for horror fans. It won't be topping any lists but it very well might put a smile on your face. It's a meta comedy horror that doesn't rely on jokes and punchlines. Instead it gets its laughs from its nonchalant attitude towards the dark and macabre. Cult classic potential here.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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Pam S

Would never have watched it without Jeffrey Dean Morgan's name attached to it. Pure absolute schlock. Think toxic avenger/ meets/ day of the comet/ meets/leatherface/meets/norman bates and every other horror film trope. Truly awful. However really good straight up gore fest with the worst script ever.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Audience Member

Out of all the Shudder movies they did, this was actually one of my favourites. It was different and unique for a slasher film. I love the tone and vibe the movie gives and love the fact it set around the 80s it really gives u that vibe and nostalgia of those really old 80s slasher horror films.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Abbie Bladecut is a teenager torn between the macabre traditions of her family's bloody trade and the tender stirrings of her first crush. In the small town of Clover Falls, Abbie's father, Roger Bladecut, has built an infamous legacy by capturing real-life killings on tape and selling them to eager customers, but as Abbie delves deeper into the grisly family business, she begins to wonder if it's time to take the family tradition in a new direction.

Director: Matthew John Lawrence
Producer: Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Liz DeCesare, Jordan Manekin, Cassandra Del Viscio, Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Knapp
Screenwriter: Matthew John Lawrence
Distributor: RLJ Entertainment / Shudder
Production Co: Mischief Farm, Off Label HV
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 27, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2025
Runtime: 1h 23m

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