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| Directed by | Joel Schumacher |
| Produced by | Paul Brooks Tom Lassally Robyn Meisinger |
| Written by | Dave Kajganich |
| Starring | Dominic Purcell Henry Cavill Michael Fassbender Wentworth Miller |
| Music by | David Buckley |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | September 18, 2009[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blood Creek, previously known as Creek and Town Creek, is a horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Michael Fassbender as the main antagonist and written by Dave Kajganich.[2] The film had a limited theatrical release on September 18, 2009.[3] The film also stars Dominic Purcell and Henry Cavill as brothers on a mission of revenge who become trapped in a harrowing occult experiment dating back to the Third Reich.[4]
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In 1936, the Wollners, a German family living in rural West Virginia are contacted by a Nazi Germany emissary to host Professor Richard Wirth. The family accept as they need the money thinking of Wirth as a visiting scholar. Wirth's project, however, has nothing to do with science and much with the occult. Years ago, the family found a Viking runestone on their property and built a stable on top of it. Wirth wants to use its power and energies to do evil but he is interrupted by the family. They hold Wirth captive in their cellar and trapped in the farm with blood markings. This prison however requires the family to sporadically capture people and use them as a source for blood. The horrifying fate of the family is then linked to Wirth's, so they keep him alive but weak and trapped.
In 2007, 25-year-old Evan Marshall's life has stalled because he is left without answers after the disappearance of his older brother Victor during a camping trip in rural West Virginia. Evan tries to move on but when Victor returns one night, very much alive and having escaped his captors, Evan asks no questions – at his brother's request. Instead they load up their rifles, pack up their boat and return to fight the evil.[5]
The brothers head to the farm and confront the Wollners. They, in turn, warn the siblings about Wirth. They don't listen until Wirth gets out of the cellar and begins his terror. The brothers manage to poison and decapitate Wirth, however, the Wollners turn rapidly old and die. Before the youngest dies, she tells Evan that Himmler has sent eight more Nazi agents to different farms. Evan finds a map that was under the farm and discovers that others like Wirth are at other farms. While Victor returns home to his family, Evan heads out to the other farms to stop the Nazis.
Blood Creek received poor to mixed reviews from critics, with a rating of 33% fresh from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[8]
The DVD was released on January 19, 2010[9] and features audio commentary from Joel Schumacher.[10]
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