| Bloodstone | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Ian Mair |
| Produced by | James Ian Mair |
| Written by | James Ian Mair |
| Starring | James Ian Mair, Dan Turpen, Virgil Franklin, James Stevenson, Martha Lee, Joyce Turpen, Abram Beck, Cassie Hauser |
| Music by | Virgil Franklin |
| Release date(s) | May 22, 2010 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bloodstone is a 2009 American horror film written, directed, and produced by James Ian Mair. It was shot over a period of six months and took two months for post production. The film premiered on May 22 as a fundraiser for charity.
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The plot line focuses on the Lassader family, headed by Joe and Carol (Dan Turpen and Joyce Turpen), whose daughter Selena (Martha Lee) searches out Derek McGregor (James Ian Mair) and his team (James Stevenson and Abram Beck) to hunt and kill a vampire colony that is holding the family hostage by drinking the blood of their livestock, the source of their income. Accepting the offer, McGregor and his small team begin a bloody, terrifying journey to track and destroy the evil vampire brood, with the help of vampire specialist Xavier Burns (Virgil Franklin).
The film's principal cast includes:
The film went into production the summer of 2009. James Ian Mair and James Stevenson, two young independent filmmakers came up with the story after watching several vampire films and reading about the vampire legends. Dan Turpen was immediately brought on board to serve as a creative consultant and as one of the film's central characters.
Principal filming on the story took place near the middle of summer. The crew had to deal with harsh heat conditions both inside and out. The temperature was over 100 degrees some days of filming, and other times, such as in the later photography, below 0. Virgil Franklin, a well-known musician for horror films, made an appearance in the film, as well as creating the film's entire original score from scratch. Mair took around two months to edit the entire film.
The film premiered in May 2010. It was designed as a fundraiser for charity. Mair's hometown of Linton, Indiana made great efforts to publicize the film for him. There as a full page article written in the local newspaper about the project and the school was involved by hanging posters encouraging students and parents to attend the May event. Over 200 people attended the film's premiere.