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Psychologically stirring and suspenseful, this supernatural Canadian thriller unleashes a tale about what it’s like to battle primal instincts as an artist when faced with horrifying urges. Grey, a passionate and dedicated singer is unrelenting in the pursuits to advance her career. She makes the risky decision to receive assistance in collaborating on her album with the renowned and experienced producer, Vaughn. She embarks out to the woods to stay in Vaughn’s isolated, vast estate with her girlfriend, Charlie despite being aware of some dark rumors regarding the producer’s involvement in previous collaborations with a singer named Greta who died there while working with him.

The film is captivating with its suspenseful audio and horrific sequences as Grey experiences flashbacks and moments where she hallucinates that she is turning into a werewolf.  Bloodthirsty is certainly one of more interesting takes on werewolf stories.  It has a unique take on these kinds of stories which is refreshing.  Grey has a natural gift for singing and it shows in her work as she chooses to allow Vaughn’s influence transform both her mental and emotional self in the pursuit of her art. Her singing feels tragically beautiful.  As the film progresses you can see the evolution of her singing change and grow darker.  I connected with her sense of stubborn passion but it was truly horrifying to witness Grey lose sense of herself due to being changed by the influence and suggestions of Vaughn. It’s also startling to see as the movie progresses some of the missing pieces start to make sense, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions about Greta. The film could have answered more questions to make the ending more satisfying, but that is not uncommon in horror films when leaving a little mystery.

This movie is a worthwhile and chilling film to see at home and it has some predictable, rookie moments that your classic character makes in a horror film and make you realize you should listen to your gut instincts in these sorts of scenarios. This werewolf horror film had some skillful audio that made Grey’s transformations even more horrifying as the ricocheting sound of her bones shifting and changing, stretching out when she began her transformations truly made me cringe in horror. I give this film a B rating, since I felt the plotline isn’t terribly deep, felt it was missing details and it was a bit too predictable at times. Sometimes, that comes down to how a film is edited.  Perhaps there could have been more to this film that added to the backstory of the characters, but it doesn’t take away from how good the film is.    Overall, a worthwhile watch for the fear factor of primal, psychological impulses and the instincts that compel devious werewolf natures.  If you’re a horror fan and like werewolf films, then you should check out Bloodthirsty on Amazon Prime.