It seemed perfect: a new house, a new marriage, a child soon to be born. But in fact, terror awaits a man (Michael Steger), his pregnant wife (Chelsey Crisp) and their four friends as they search for ghosts inside a burned prison.
Too derivative and not stylish enough to merit any special championing, as indie B-horror movies go, it's nonetheless nicely crafted enough to rate a cut above the low-expectation median.
The filmmakers handle their material efficiently, but it's hard to imagine anyone familiar with the genre finding Bleed fresh or as vividly scary as its predecessors.
Reflecting influences ranging from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Rosemary's Baby to -- well, you name it -- Bleed doesn't exactly break any new ground, stylistically or otherwise.
