Camp Blood: The Musical

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Camp Blood: The Musical
Directed by Tanner Barklow
Jefferson Craig
Thomas Hughes
Written byTanner Barklow
Jefferson Craig
Thomas Hughes
Produced byTanner Barklow
Jefferson Craig
Thomas Hughes
Starring Fia Alvarez
Tom Bogdan
James Bolenbaugh
Kitty Brazelton
Ashley Hanna
Emma Manion
CinematographyTanner Barklow
Jefferson Craig
Thomas Hughes
Alex Ward
Edited byTanner Barklow
Jefferson Craig
Thomas Hughes
Music byTanner Barklow
Jefferson Craig
Thomas Hughes
Release date
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200

Camp Blood: The Musical is a 2006 '80s style slasher musical underground film by Tanner Barklow, Jefferson Craig, and Thomas Hughes. [1] The movie follows six teenagers (a virgin, jock, whore, nerd, rebel and goth) who arrive at Camp Blood to work as counselors for the summer but instead find themselves terrorized by a killer in a ski mask.

Contents

Characters

Musical numbers

Reception

Reception for the film was mostly positive. [2] Film Threat gave the film four stars, calling it "a scream in more ways than one". [3] DVD Talk commented that the movie lacked "quality acting, production values, dialogue, or even singing voices. Yet, for some strange reason, when the entire thirty-minute film is over, all those shortcomings are completely forgivable." [4]

Official selections and awards

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References

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