# Bonus Episode: Bloodbeat (1983)

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Podcast: [Director's Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/director-s-club-1054745)
Published: 2025-12-29T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://jimlaczkowski.net
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1549ff7b-480d-431d-a2b4-936c92147126.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1981

## Resource

What the hell is Bloodbeat ?? From one-and-done French filmmaker Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos, filmed in Wisconsin. A young woman travels to rural Wisconsin to meet her boyfriend's family, but she becomes possessed by the spirit of a Japanese samurai who goes on killing spree anytime she becomes aroused. You read that synopsis correctly which is precisely why I decided to concoct a special holiday bonus episode featuring friends Matt Greene & Jesse Oliver for an experimental episode on a truly bizarre holiday horror film that has become a favorite. You can still watch the movie after listening to us describe it in detail because you won't believe your eyes. It is available to find in its entirety on YouTube; I recommend blind buying the Vinegar Syndrome Blu-Ray linked below. For this deep dive rabbit hole, I edited together excerpts of Matt & Jesse describing it along with excerpts from other podcasts/YouTube videos sprinkled throughout. Clips from the film and director! There is a lot of synth music, robot voices, an edited/compressed version of me talking about this one-of-a-kind movie. Happy holidays and see you in 2026 for the year-in-review favorites of 2025 episode soon! More interesting info: https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/blood-beat Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Beat-Blu-ray-DVD-Combo/dp/B075427Q6Q

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