By Jason Kerr
If there is one thing our cousins across the pond are more enthusiastic about than us, it’s the holidays. Diane Foster’s directorial debut Easter Bloody Easter hops its fluffy bloody feet straight into that genre with added dance sequences.
A mythical Jackalope and an army of bloodthirsty bunnies are hell-bent on killing their way through Walburg’s 3-day festivities of Good Friday Fish Fry, The Bunny Hop Dance, and Easter-palooza. Walburg plans to fight back once they find out who has one foot smaller than the other.
It is unashamedly a comedy horror with Foster in the lead role as Jeanie a feisty small-town heroine with a strained relationship to mend. Jeanie refuses to let her town be gorged on by a Jackalope although, with the bodies stacking and the Easter bunnies on a kill mission, she’s struggling to get to grips with the mounting problems she’s faced with.
It’s a good job the ladies in this town are strong because most of the gentlemen are vulnerable and at times just wanting a bit of reassurance. Marylou wants to do right by the lord but not by her husband who has other plans. Carol has her hands full with a brood that increases every time we see them, good thing reliable Jim is on hand to support her.
Sam the conspiracy theorist with the obligatory tin foil protective headgear, thinks Charlie Frost without the campervan, has a theory and with his best friend Lance missing, there’s only one answer.
Diane Foster’s directorial debut adds to those perilous holiday movies. There is some Scooby Doo type sleuthing which is heartwarming, the bunnies from hell heart ripping and the Jackolope heart-stopping. Throw in a couple of Ninja weapons, some killer tunes and solid dance routines and you have Easter Bloody Easter a mad holiday horror to remember. What Walburg wouldn’t do for a dose of myxomatosis?
Easter Bloody Easter is available now on VOD platforms.
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