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Blood Gnome was shot on non-HD digital. That said, this really is a bigger movie than its low-budget lets on. The story of invisible blood thirsty gnomes stalking, and eating, the members of the Los Angeles BDSM community is quite original, and a reflection of the twisted mind of the writer/director, John Lechago. While the plot line is original, the story unfolds in the familiar formula of any of a number of bigger budget horror films in theaters today, complete with a villain's monologue at the film's climax. Character introduction and story exposition are paced appropriately and Lechago does a nice job of capturing the moods of scenes. For the most part the acting is solid, especially the lead role of "Daniel" played by Vincent Bilancio. Of course, the real stars of the film are the blood gnomes, who's design and construction provide the necessary campy horror elements to make this picture fly; those, and the BDSM couple that plays a titillating game of "pig and butcher" before meeting their gruesome demise. If there is any knock on this film it's that the leading ladies don't exactly fall into the bombshell babe category that horror film aficionados (and teenage boys) have come to expect. But that said, there is a brief appearance by B-movie maven, Julie Strain which helps bring the babe and breast factor up a few notches…if you're in to that sort of thing. All in all, the film delivers on its claims. Pop in the DVD, grab a few friends and enjoy a low-budget horror film with a few high-budget surprises.

This digital horror film brings us into the Micro-budget film genre where the more blood and chicks in distress the better. The story is weak, the acting is respectable and the special effects, well, they're special alright. A quality horror film for the fans that already know what to expect.