Blood Relatives is a 2022 American comedy horror film written and directed by Noah Segan, starring Noah Segan and Victoria Moroles.
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| Directed by | Noah Segan |
| Written by | Noah Segan |
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| Distributed by | Shudder |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
editA Jewish vampire named Francis has spent the last century in isolation, driving around the American Midwest. One day he is tracked down by his 15-year-old daughter Jane, and the two reunite as a family.[1]
Cast
edit- Noah Segan as Francis
- Victoria Moroles as Jane
- Akasha Villalobos as Hilda
- C.L. Simpson as Sylvie
- Ammie Masterson as Dr. Seward
- Tracie Thoms as Ms. Shelling
- Jon Proudstar as Nathan
- Josh Ruben as Roger Fieldner
- Doug Benson as Mert the Clerk
Release
editBlood Relatives was screened in the United States on September 23, 2022, at Fantastic Fest.[2] It is distributed by Shudder.
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 28 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "A father-daughter road trip with a vampiric twist, Blood Relatives is one horror-comedy genre mashup that sucks in all the right ways."[3]
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[4]
Bobby LePire, writing for Film Threat, gave the film a highly positive review, praising its "whipsmart" screenplay and calling it "a blast from start to finish".[5] Matt Donato of IGN gave the film a mostly positive review, saying that, while "underwhelming at times", it "makes the most of its strengths."[6] Leigh Monson of The A.V. Club comments that "Segan manages to tell a compelling story about two people finding family in a vacuum, employing comedic jolts to maintain intrigue even when the importance of the plot becomes secondary."[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "In Blood Relatives, a lonely vampire story becomes a sanguine affair". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Blood Relatives". Fantastic Fest. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Blood Relatives". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Blood Relatives". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Blood Relatives review". Film Threat. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Blood Relatives Review". IGN. Retrieved November 3, 2025.