‘It’s either you or the vampires’
Blood Games is a 2005 Canadian horror film about five people who have betrayed each other and are then abducted by a vampire. It was originally known as The Vampire Conspiracy.
Written and directed by Marc Morgenstern (Vitals), the Five Strangers Films production stars Sarah Boes, Adrian M. Pryce, Ron Mazor and Christiane Garcia.
Plot:
Five strangers are abducted by a 250-year-old vampire and placed into a deadly game of wits and endurance. Should they make it through the maze alive, they will receive the vampire’s entire fortune – riches beyond their wildest dreams. Should they fail, they become victims of his hunger and are placed back in the game.
The only clues to their salvation are the seven words scrawled on the floor throughout the maze and an insane man who was a participant in the last game. Complications arise when the group discovers an outside event that makes each of them want the others dead. The situation has changed, and they don’t know whom to fear more, the vampires in the maze, or each other…
Review:
“Although blessed with a cast that are all better actors than many low-budget horror films, those actors bring a very theatre-like air to their performances. While it’s not the weekend community theatre they remind me of — they are all far better than that — I found myself repeatedly thinking of this as taped stage play than a movie.” Terror Titans
Cast and characters:
Sarah Boes … Janet Montgomery
Adrian M. Pryce … Sam ‘Shiv’ MacKenzie
Ron Mazor … Mitchell Jobidan
Christiane Garcia … Dr Vera Nichols
John Lopes … Brian Samuels
Jaret Sacrey … Peter Church
Jean-Marc Fontaine … Thelonius Von Rhylos
Shane R. Vassell … Marcel MacKenzie
Zena Driver … Nicole Samuels
Kevin Robinson … Chuck Williams
Josh Tallman … Jason Webber
Siobhan Richardson … Dark Figure
Seamus Dudley … Dark Figure
Kirklynne Garrett … Dark Figure
Casey Hudecki … Dark Figure
Filming locations:
Centennial College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical details:
1 hour 29 minutes
Audio: Stereo (RCA Sound System)
Colour | Black and white
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Film Facts:
Originally written as a stage play in 1992.
Notes:
The film is incorrectly listed twice on IMDb as Blood Games (2019) and The Vampire Conspiracy (2005).
Trailer:
