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Suckablood

  • 2012
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
543
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Holly Jacobson and Samuel Metcalf in Suckablood (2012)
HorrorShort

A gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come.A gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come.A gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come.

  • Directors
    • Jake Hendriks
    • Ben Tillett
  • Writers
    • Jake Hendriks
    • Ben Tillett
  • Stars
    • Holly Jacobson
    • Samuel Metcalf
    • Robin Berry
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    543
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jake Hendriks
      • Ben Tillett
    • Writers
      • Jake Hendriks
      • Ben Tillett
    • Stars
      • Holly Jacobson
      • Samuel Metcalf
      • Robin Berry
    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Holly Jacobson
    • Tilly
    Samuel Metcalf
    • Stepmother
    • (as Sam Metcalf)
    Robin Berry
    • Suckablood
    Ben Tillett
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Jake Hendriks
      • Ben Tillett
    • Writers
      • Jake Hendriks
      • Ben Tillett
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    9jacobjohntaylor1

    very scary

    This is one of the best short horror films I have seen. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. 7.1 is a good ratting. But this is such a great movie. That I 7.1 is underrating it. This is a 9. If it does not scary you no horror movie will. It is very scary. If like good horror stories you will like this movie. It is a classic horror story. See it. It is a great movie. I am running out of thing so say. Great movie great movie great movie great movie. Very scary very scary very scary very scary very scary. I will scary you. It will scary you. It will scary It will scary It will scary.
    7AstenCulloski

    Pleasant, clever and professional

    Genius cinematography and clever structure and progression make Suckablood a very well put-together short film, albeit with an unintentionally comical title. It walks the fine line between a child's cautionary tale and a terrifying horror film, and does it quite gracefully. The narration is perfect and the poem is thoughtful and effective. The only reason I'm not giving it any higher a mark would have to be because of a few clichés and the fact that I would've preferred it to be straight-up terrifying horror film with no child's cautionary tale aspect to it. Though the writing and acting is brilliant, which makes it worth the 7 minutes of your time if you're into horror.
    9DogFilmCritic

    Grimm Fairytale

    It's amazing what you can find YouTube,by chance I saw the title of this short film and decided to give it a look, I was speechless I could not imagine how they managed to do something so good with few resources.

    This is clearly influence with German Gothic,The effect of Gothic fiction feeds on a pleasing sort of terror, you have the castle the ghost or in this case a monster, also a lot of influence by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, this was shot in Mddelton Towers giving the story a distinctive Victorian side,you can also compare it to a hammer horror film comparison comes from the colorless of the set mostly dark and gray colors,the protagonist of the story Tilly played majestically by Holly Jacobson i wish her a long career after this, uses a White nightgown making it leap over darker tones in the set making her look pure almost angelic.

    The other character the step mom (the stereotype that stepmothers are evil in all stories)the make up they used made her features exaggerate looking like Glenn Close would look if she was a witch, then the monster, He looks very grim and menacing as the Green Goblin should have look in Spiderman (2002), overall the story is well told, like all good short story is near the end, very well acted if they can see you are not going to disappoint
    10cpeter133

    Perfect confection

    This is a beautifully-done fairy tale in the Old World manner; no pretty princesses and no heroes, just a naughty child, a stern parent, and the inevitable punishment. In this case, the child's unforgivable sin is sucking her thumb. The step-mother calls down the curse of Suckablood, a Nosferatu-like creature who...well, it's pretty obvious. The ending is not.

    It's certainly reminiscent of Tim Burton, but not just a knock-off of his style. It has its own voice and texture, and is genuinely creepy. The voice work is very good, with the narrator bringing to mind Boris Karloff without doing an imitation of him. I recommend this to anyone with a love for dark humor and impressive animation/live action hybrids.
    Kirpianuscus

    old fashion Gothic story

    For the fans of Gothic literature - a delight. For the nostalgics about old horror films - a must see. A seductive film , preserving the atmosphere of Grimm Brothers fairy tales, few drops of E. A. Poe and a wise - ironic moral. So, just a nice surprise, from the performances to the perfect atmosphere.

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      Filmed on location in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
    • Quotes

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      Narrator: On dark stormy nights the Suckablood comes / For those boys and girls who still suck their thumbs.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кровосос
    • Filming locations
      • King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Bloody Cuts
      • Millennium FX
      • Procam Take 2
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    • Budget
      • £2,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 7m
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