Night of Blood: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009)

Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet is a 2009 horror film distributed by Aspect Film. It stars Bill Moseley as Graveyard Gus, Danielle Harris as Alissa, Nate Dushku as Alex, and Samantha Facchi as Mary “Hatchet” Mattock. It is written by Frank Sabatella and Elke Blasi. The director is Sabatella.

In the late 1970s, a 12-year-old girl named Mary Mattock murders her parents. Years later, in a mental hospital, she is raped by a night guard. Nine months after that, she gives birth to a boy, but is told that he died at birth. During an escape attempt, Mary is shot and killed. The small town where he committed his murders begins to celebrate that day as “Night of Blood.” The story is told that every year, Mary returns to find her lost son. On one “Night of Blood” in particular, teenagers start turning up dead, brutally murdered. Is Mary back?

The story is entertaining, but it takes too long to develop. At first, we see Maria killing senselessly. Then the premise of “Blood Night” is explained. Almost nothing happens for the next half hour of the movie. Maria is rarely mentioned. Considering that the movie is only about 85 minutes long, half an hour is a long time for nothing significant to happen. The plot hints could have been a bit more spread out throughout the course rather than clustered at the beginning and end. That may have made things a bit more interesting.

If you are a fan of the legendary Hallowe’en franchise and Michael Myers, you might see some parallels in this movie. On Hallowe’en, Michael kills for no strong motive, just like the killer here. Mary mysteriously kills her family, as does Michael, and is sent to a mental hospital. Years after he supposedly died, it seems to resurface and the killings resume, just like in Hallowe’en. Once again, we see how a classic horror series from the past greatly influences a modern horror movie.

Wrap, Blood night has a somewhat original plot with a bit of inspiration from Hallowe’en. You will enjoy this movie if you are a fan of that kind of thing.

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