Following a year on the international film festival circuit, writer-director Jennifer Phillips' BLOOD CHILD is headed back to the States with a national Cable and Digital HD release this September. The film will be available on all major platforms, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, inDemand, Dish and more.
Phillips makes her film debut with BLOOD CHILD, a horror fantasy that combines every parent's worst nightmare with the Malay myth of the Toyol, ghost children raised by black magic, devastating all involved. The movie world premiered at Toronto's Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival, where lead actress Alyx Melone took home the Rising Star Award.
The film begins
After suffering a devastating miscarriage in Singapore, Ashley turns to a witch doctor to help her with the occult practice of raising a "ghost child" and finding the spirit of her lost child. After returning to the States, Ashley and her husband Bill find themselves pregnant again. However, their happiness is short-lived as the pregnancy acts as a catalyst for a series of terrifying events that start to occur within their home. The family soon learns that Ashley has brought back a lot more than just memories from Asia. The spirit of their lost child is not about to play second fiddle to the impending new arrival and unleashes an unspeakable evil upon the household.
Random Media raises BLOOD CHILD from the beyond as Jennifer Phillips' occult thriller debuts on VOD September 11th. You can check out the poster and trailer below and then make sure to let us know what you think! The movie looks super low-budget to me, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hold some good "killer/creepy kid" times within. I'm willing to give it a day in court, for sure.