Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Bleed’

Written by Scott Edwards

There is nothing more entertaining than going ghost hunting with your friends, something I have done on numerous occasions. But one thing that I always do before the hunt is walk through the place so I know all of the ins and outs to make sure that everything will be enjoyable. Having a better feeling about where I am going, I can help the group have a little bit better time and alleviate their worries since at least someone knows the way out. It is always important to know where you are going and what, if any, secrets the location may hold before you enter it, especially if you want to get out unharmed. 
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Finally starting to make a dent on their unpacking in the new house, Sarah and Matt have found that moving out of the big city has left them longing for nothing. The small-town life is good, a little strange but good and there is no chance they are going to leave. Inviting her childhood friend Bree to stay with them for the weekend, Sarah is excited for the time they will spend together, but an unexpected visit from her brother may change the outlook on the weekend for the rest of their days. Knowing that he is having a rough go of things, Sarah is more than willing to take care of her family and while Matt does not care much for the unemployed hippie, he will never question his wife and her motives. 

Finding out that Eric and Skye have a little side job when traveling from state to state, ghost hunting has left them wanting to see and prove more. Being attacked as a child, Eric has embraced that he is able to see and speak to spirits, but his sister Sarah has hidden this away from the world, including her husband. With new information about his wife being put on the table, Matt wants to find out more and agrees to follow Eric, Skye, Bree and Dave up to an old burned down prison where a Cannibal Kane and a hundred other inmates lost their lives in a fire during the eighties. Wanting to prove that ghosts are not real is on the top of Matt’s agenda, but when exploring the depths of the prison, Eric and Skye find an old altar and a book that tells them a little bit about what has been happening in the building.

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Already feeling uncomfortable and having a vision of Kane in her mind, Skye wants to leave the old prison and rest of the group agrees. Heading back into the forest, the group follows the path that they initially used to get to the prison to return to the road, but instead of finding their car, they are brought back to the prison once again. Meanwhile Sarah is having problems of her own when she sees a ghost while waiting in the car and crashes, forcing her to take off on foot. Needing help in her pregnant state, she is blessed to have a police cruiser pull over and pick her up, but there is something very strange about the cop and where he is driving to. Being able to escape and making her way to the prison to find her family and friends, Sarah starts seeing what happened in the past leading to the fire and discovers what is keeping the spirits alive and what they are willing to kill for when it comes to this small town.
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Interesting play with the storyline as Cannibal Kane has been pegged as being the killer in the woods while the town is trying hard to cover something up. I really liked how the use of flashbacks were able to tell the story as it seemed essential to making sure you know what really happened. The relationship and secrets between Sarah and her friend Bree and brother Eric showed that she was never really comfortable in her own skin and not telling her husband about her past seemed like a good idea for her. I love a good ghost story and this one is not that bad and even though I do not really understand the lone woman standing alone in a field and screaming to disrupt all radio service, it does add to the scares and opens the prison for one more night of justice.

Five Takeaways

1. When your hippie brother comes into town to crash at your new place, don’t give him any money, he needs to stand on his own two feet.
2. A quarter moon birthmark can prove that angels exist, or that locals are a bit crazy when it comes to their beliefs.
3. When the sheriff tells you that there are places that you should not go, you should listen to the sheriff.
4. When finding a book on how to resurrect the dead, you probably do not want to read it, especially out loud. 
5. Don’t ever run while taking your medication to keep the ghosts at bay, the ghosts might be able to steal your meds from you and become real once again.

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