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Blood Shine

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Clara is a devout zealot who worships the light through solitary, sacred rituals in upstate New York. Brighton is a troubled horror filmmaker who retreats upstate to complete his screenplay, only to encounter Clara and become entangled in her increasingly extreme spiritual practices. Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, she draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh and the sublime.
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Matthew Jackson Bloody Disgusting 13h
3.5/5
It doesn’t always hit the mark, but its ambition, visual beauty, and genuinely unnerving narrative help to make it another compelling outing from some of indie horror’s finest. Go to Full Review Shikhar Verma High on Films 13h
2/5
While certain filmmaking choices allow this visually and thematically rich narrative to take hold of the viewer’s moral compass, it also sets itself up for failure pretty early on, never managing to come out of it successfully. Go to Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Loud and Clear Reviews 2d
2.5/5
Blood Shine is somewhere in between. It’s an ambitious and thematically intriguing production that unfortunately suffers from an unnecessary prologue, a repetitive second act, an unclear script and an overall sense of frustration. Go to Full Review Josh Bell Crooked Marquee 2d
B+
Bennett is mesmerizing as the eerily calm Clara, and the brutality is never gratuitous. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 3d
A provocative, creepy and atmospheric horror film that delivers palpable scares. Go to Full Review Edward Douglas The Weekend Warrior (Substack) 3d
6/10
This mostly two-handed thriller never fully delivers on those ideas, leading to a disappointing ending after such a tedious build-up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Emily Bennett

Director

Justin Brooks

Director

Emily Bennett

Clara

David Call

Brighton West

Brendan Sexton III

Keith

Larry Fessenden

Leader
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Synopsis Clara is a devout zealot who worships the light through solitary, sacred rituals in upstate New York. Brighton is a troubled horror filmmaker who retreats upstate to complete his screenplay, only to encounter Clara and become entangled in her increasingly extreme spiritual practices. Convinced that her sadistic ceremonies will transform him into a god, she draws Brighton into a hallucinatory descent into faith, flesh and the sublime.
Director
Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks
Producer
Alexander Schepsman, Zeus Kontoyannis, Garrett P. Fennelly, Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead, Cameron Burns
Screenwriter
Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks
Distributor
Dark Sky Films
Production Co
Paper Street Films, Zeus Pictures
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 21, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 21, 2026
Runtime
1h 32m
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