Chastity Bites
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Directed by | John V. Knowles |
Written by | Lotti Pharriss Knowles |
Produced by | Lotti Pharriss Knowles |
Starring | Allison Scagliotti Francia Raisa Eddy Rioseco Greer Grammer Amy Okuda Louise Griffiths |
Cinematography | Justin Thomas Ostensen |
Edited by | Phillip J. Bartell |
Music by | Voodoo Highway |
Production company | Weirdsmobile Productions |
Distributed by | Grand Entertainment Group Gravitas Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Chastity Bites is a 2013 comedy-horror film written by Lotti Pharriss Knowles and directed by John V. Knowles.
Plot
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A feminist blogger and reporter for a school newspaper tries to stop Countess Elizabeth Báthory, who poses as an abstinence counselor in a high school, from killing the school's virgins to stay young and beautiful.
Cast
[edit]- Allison Scagliotti as Leah
- Francia Raisa as Katharine
- Eddy Rioseco as Paul
- Chloë Crampton as Kelly
- Greer Grammer as Nicole
- Sarah Stouffer as Britney
- Lindsey Morgan as Noemi
- Amy Okuda as Ashley
- Louise Griffiths as Liz Batho / Elizabeth Báthory
Director Stuart Gordon appears in a cameo.
Release
[edit]Chastity Bites premiered on June 1, 2013, at the Dances With Films film festival.[1] It was released on video on demand on November 1, 2013,[2] and on DVD on February 11, 2014.[3]
Reception
[edit]Scott Hallam of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote that despite "some fun moments", the film fails to live up to its potential.[4] Patrick Cooper of Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and called it "a solid horror-comedy" that comes across as a TV show episode.[5] Elias Savada of Film Threat rated it 3/5 stars and called it a "delightfully cheesy horror comedy".[6] Gordon Sullivan of DVD Verdict called it a feminist film that favors comedy over horror.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gingold, Michael (May 21, 2013). "Countess Bathory lives in "CHASTITY BITES"! Exclusive poster". Fangoria. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Miska, Brad (October 1, 2013). "Elizabeth Bathory Bleeds Students In 'Chastity Bites'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Barton, Steve (February 11, 2014). "Sink Your Teeth into These Exclusive Chastity Bites Vignettes". Dread Central. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Hallam, Scott (February 24, 2014). "Chastity Bites (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Cooper, Patrick (January 22, 2014). "[BD Review] Horror-Comedy 'Chastity Bites' Knows How To Have a Good Time!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Savada, Elias (June 6, 2013). "Chastity Bites". Film Threat. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
- ^ Sullivan, Gordon (March 7, 2014). "Chastity Bites". DVD Verdict. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Chastity Bites at IMDb
- Chastity Bites at AllMovie
- Chastity Bites at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2013 films
- 2013 horror films
- 2013 comedy horror films
- American comedy horror films
- American high school films
- American independent films
- Vampire comedy films
- Cultural depictions of Elizabeth Báthory
- 2013 directorial debut films
- 2013 comedy films
- 2013 independent films
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- English-language comedy horror films
- American slasher films
- 2010s slasher films
- English-language independent films
- Comedy horror film stubs