Donald Farmer has been working in the independent horror film scene since 1973. That was before I was born, and he continues to crank them out year after year. His passion and tastes can be infectious, as he continues to work with some of the most notable modern scream queens on the scene.
He has a great rapport with his cast and crew, since many of them return film after film. Nearing his 72nd trip around the sun, one has to wonder how much fuel he has left in the tank. After viewing his latest release, Blood Bitch Baby (2025), he’s apparently still rolling on a full tank.
The immortal Countess Elizabeth Bathory (Jessa Jupiter Flux) uses her seductive menace to draw in Jenny (Angel Bradford), a woman already teetering on the edge. After Bathory grants her demonic powers, Jenny’s suffering mutates into something far more dangerous, and those same abilities become both a curse and a weapon. When unleashed on her volatile boyfriend Kevin (Joe Casterline), the violence escalates into a frenzy, blurring the line between victim and monster in a spiral of supernatural revenge.
I wasn’t aware of this particular film until it showed up for review, but I’m extremely familiar with Farmer’s previous work, and ditto for Flux, Bradford, and Mel Heflin. The three of them are all great, and above what you’d expect to see in a film of this caliber. I’m used to seeing Flux in comedic roles, so I was taken aback by how deep she went with this character.
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I’m not saying this is high art or anything, just that everyone involved really took this seriously and put in the work. The demon puppets were a nice touch, and the cast played off them well. The film isn’t excessively gory or anything, but the practical effects work as they should.
Blood Sick Productions has been pretty busy the last couple of months, and there are more titles in the pipeline. Blood Bitch Baby won’t set the genre on fire, but with Farmer’s built-in fan base and a stellar cast, it’s bound to achieve some kind of cult status. The disc features a behind-the-scenes photo album, an introduction by Donald Farmer and Kasper Meltedhair, and a collection of Blood Sick trailers.
We’re lucky to still have Farmer and his unique imagination still churning out B-movies like it’s 1989. Hopefully, Farmer will continue to release these crazy, little films for another decade, and horror fans will keep stumbling upon his work.
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