AVClub: Bloodsucking Bastards might have had an easier time if it was made 15 years ago. It’s the exact type of movie one might encounter in the horror section at Blockbuster, its vaguely provocative title and bloodstained box art enticing adolescents to slip the DVD case in the pile underneath whatever PG-rated rental (let’s just say The Phantom Menace) Mom approved for the sleepover. And while they might have been disappointed by the lack of nudity, those same adolescents would have been delighted by the cornucopia of porn-and-video-game jokes and exploding torsos in this horror-comedy, which they would deem “awesome.” It might even gain a minor cult following as a result.
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Cabin in the Woods actor Fran Kranz admits he was hesitant about returning to the horror-comedy genre after being approached about starring in Bloodsucking Bastards (out in select cinemas and on VOD on Sept. 4). “I got an offer for it and, while I like the title, it made me think that I was about to read a horror-comedy and I realized that I’m always a little reluctant because of Cabin in the Woods,” he says. “I love the genre but I want to be a versatile actor that’s seen in a lot of films. But it was too funny a script and the part was different enough. I met Brian James O’Connell, who directed and Justin Ware, who produced and did some revisions on the script and acted in it, and we had the best time together.”