Bleeders
DVD cover
Directed by	Peter Svatek
Produced by	Julie Allan Pieter Kroonenburg
Written by	Charles Adair Dan O'Bannon Ronald Shusett
Starring	Gillian Ferrabee Pascal Gruselle
Music by	Alan Reeves
Cinematography	Barry Gravelle
Editing by	Heidi Haines
Studio	Fries/Schultz Film Group
Distributed by	Fries Film Group
Release date(s)	14 September 1997 Sweden(Fantastisk Film Festival Lund) (premiere)
Running time	89 min.
Country	Canada /  United States
Language	English

Bleeders (also known as Hemoglobin) is a horror movie released in 1997, based on H. P. Lovecraft's story "The Lurking Fear".

[edit] Plot

John (Roy Dupuis) and Kathleen (Kristin Lehman) Strauss are a couple attempting to uncover the secret to John's rare blood disease. Along the way, they encounter Dr. Marlowe (Rutger Hauer), who is intrigued by the case. Little do they know that the island which they are about to set foot upon is home to the Van Dam family, mutant-like creatures who have become deformed and bloodthirsty from centuries of inbreeding. Their mutation began with their relative Eva Van Dam, who had an incestuous relationship with her twin brother. Also, they are fully functioning hermaphrodites, capable of reproducing with themselves. Conveniently, they need to survive on (dead or alive) human flesh.

John eventually discovers that he is in fact a Van Dam, who was born normal looking, and was therefore allowed into normal society. His rare blood disease stems from the fact that he needs human flesh and sex with his siblings in order to function properly.

[edit] External links

• Bleeders (film) at the Internet Movie Database

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