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Blood Shine

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Clara is a devout zealot who worships the light through solitary, sacred rituals in upstate New York. Brighton is a troubled horror filmmaker who retreats upstate to complete his screenplay, only to encounter Clara and become entangled in her increasingly extreme spiritual practices. Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, she draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh and the sublime.
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Cast & Crew

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Emily Bennett

Director

Justin Brooks

Director

Emily Bennett

Clara

David Call

Brighton West

Brendan Sexton III

Keith

Larry Fessenden

Leader

Critics Reviews

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana What a Scream Podcast Oct 9
4/5
...Blood Shine is a bold and visually rich piece, strengthened by the two central performances of Bennett and Call... Go to Full Review Anton Bitel SciFiNow Sep 15
4/5
Blood Shine is a thoughtful, thoroughly discombobulating horror which feels like a breath of fresh air, or perhaps like the coming of a new dawn. Go to Full Review Rebecca Sayce FILMHOUNDS Magazine Sep 8
4/5
Blood Shine is the definition of beautiful but deadly. Grandiose settings give way to gratuitous violence, highlighting the religious practice at the very heart of the movie – embracing the light and shunning the dark. Go to Full Review Caitlyn Downs ScaredSheepless.com Aug 30
5/5
Beautiful, sweaty and messy character drama that will leave you breathless. Go to Full Review Kat Hughes THN Aug 29
4/5
A beautiful chamberpiece with added cult affectations, Blood Shine is utterly absorbing and further excellence from Bennett and Brooks. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Blood Shine

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Movie Info

Synopsis Clara is a devout zealot who worships the light through solitary, sacred rituals in upstate New York. Brighton is a troubled horror filmmaker who retreats upstate to complete his screenplay, only to encounter Clara and become entangled in her increasingly extreme spiritual practices. Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, she draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh and the sublime.
Director
Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks
Producer
Alexander Schepsman, Zeus Kontoyannis, Garrett P. Fennelly, Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead, Cameron Burns
Screenwriter
Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks
Distributor
Dark Sky Films
Production Co
Paper Street Films, Zeus Pictures
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 32m