Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993) (V)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Ted Nicolaou

Writer:

Ted Nicolaou (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Some things are better left Undead

Plot:

Continuing after the first "Subspecies", a woman who has just become a vampire tries to escape the evil vampire...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Numbered Sequel | Puppet | Castle | Direct To Video Sequel To Theatrical Movie

Cast

Anders Hove	...	Radu
Denice Duff	...	Michelle Morgan
Kevin Spirtas	...	Mel (as Kevin Blair)
Melanie Shatner	...	Rebecca Morgan
Michael Denish	...	Popescu
Pamela Gordon	...	Mummy
Ion Haiduc	...	Lt. Marin
Tudorel Filimon	...	Athene Palace Desk Clerk
Viorel Comanici	...	Athene Palace Desk Clerk
Viorel Sergovici	...	Rocker
Catalina Murgea	...	Hotel Room Maid
Violeta Berbiuc	...	Hotel Room Maid
Nicolae Urs	...	Policeman
Radu Minculescu	...	Policeman
George Ulmeni	...	Taxi Driver 1
Vlad Paunescu	...	Taxi Driver 2
Norman Cabrera	...	Lead Singer Rocker
Wayne Toth	...	Lead Guitar Rocker

Directed by
Ted Nicolaou

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ted Nicolaou		writer

Produced by
Charles Band	....	executive producer
Oana Paunescu	....	producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard Kosinski
William Levine
Michael Portis
John Zeretzka

Cinematography by
Vlad Paunescu

Film Editing by
Bert Glatstein

Casting by
Perry Bullington
Robert MacDonald

Production Design by
Radu Corciova

Art Direction by
Ioana Corciova

Costume Design by
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Daniela Busoiu	....	makeup artist
Michael Deak	....	special makeup effects
Wayne Toth	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
Alexandru Iclozan	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel Barbulescu	....	second assistant director
Lara Porzak	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master

Sound Department
Phillip Raves	....	sound effects editor

Stunts
Moise Constantin	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Nica Constantin	....	first assistant camera
Tudor Lucaciu	....	still photographer
Lita Stelian	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mihaela David	....	assistant costume designer
Ecaterina Dorneanu	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
D. Brett Schramm	....	post-production assistant
Scott Shields	....	post-production coordinator
Chris Weber	....	negative cutter
Gary Weber	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Pat Siciliano	....	music supervisor
Mark Holden	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Other crew
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Castel Film Romania
• Full Moon Entertainment

Distributors

• Full Moon Entertainment (video)

Also Known As:

Subspecies II: Bloodstone (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for vampire violence.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Castel Film Romania

Trivia:

Shot back to back with Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) (V).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Death Of Innocence

Radu: the vampire Yoda

I got the great opportunity last night to see all the Subspecies movies, normally when you get into the sequels, they're disappointing and you don't get into them, they also ruin the series. But thankfully Bloodstone: Subspecies 2 is a different story. This is a fun sequel that really develops a story instead of the typical bite and gore vampire film. We get a little closer insight of Radu's history, who he is and how he has become Radu, also that he has mortal feelings at times, especially for his new protégé, Michelle. The reason why this series is so interesting I think is because it provides the scares while going into a very interesting story about vampires and makes it a great night for horror movies.

Radu is back, after arising from his decapitation, well, you'll have to see how they pull it together, he finds his brother, Stephan resting and kills him. He goes to another coffin to find Michelle, who is waiting for her transformation of being a vampire, but before Radu can kill her, the sun comes up and burns him, he runs, Michelle grabs the bloodstone and gets as far away as she can. Megan, her sister, has come to Romania to find Michelle, but finds out about Michelle's new... life style.

Bloodstone: Subspeices 2 goes deeper and isn't the typical horror movie, it has a great story. It of course still delivers on the good scares, of course mostly due to Radu and how chilling his performance is. Then his mom comes into the scene and makes The Mummy look like Madonna with that chilling look. We are family in this sequel, it's fun and definitely worth the look, this is such a cool series to get into, I recommend it for the horror genre fans.

7/10