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Blood Star Journal
Road Thrillers, Horror and Independent Filmmaking
Explore essays, production stories and filmmaker insights inspired by Blood Star. The journal covers desert and road thrillers, psychological horror, independent film production, cinematography, sound design and the films that influenced Lawrence Jacomelli’s feature debut.
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Movies Like The Hills Have Eyes: 8 Desert Survival-Horror Films
If you loved The Hills Have Eyes, the films that hit the same nerve share one idea: travelers stranded somewhere remote, hunted by something that knows…
August 11, 2026Blog
Movies Like Sicario (2015): 8 Border-Country Thrillers
If you loved Sicario (2015), the films that come closest share its DNA: a lawless border-country landscape, procedural dread over cheap thrills, and ordinary people swallowed…
August 11, 2026Blog
Movies Like Revenge (2017): 8 Female-Led Survival Thrillers
If you loved Revenge (2017), the closest films share three things: a woman the story underestimates, an isolated landscape with nowhere to run, and violence that’s…
August 11, 2026Blog
How to Make a Feature Film With a Small Crew | Blood Star
A crew of roughly 20 people, designed around that number from the beginning. How to Make a Feature Film With a Small Crew: Creating Blood Star…
July 22, 2026Blog
From Jaws to Funny Games: 20 Influences Behind Blood Star
Blood Star (2024) — built from 20 acknowledged influences, transformed into something new. The 20 Films That Inspired Blood Star Jaws Both films take something familiar,…
July 22, 2026Blog
Best Atmospheric Thrillers for Fans of A24-Style Cinema
Red Rooms (2023) — one of the most disturbing psychological thrillers of recent years. The Best Atmospheric Thrillers for Fans of A24-Style Cinema Over the past…
July 22, 2026Blog
The Rise of Commercial Arthouse Cinema: Why Original Films Are Winning
Longlegs (2024) — Neon sold the film’s strangeness rather than apologising for it. The Rise of Commercial Arthouse Cinema: Why Audiences Are Returning to Original Films…
July 21, 2026Blog
How Sound Design Builds Tension in Horror Thriller Movies
Jaws (1975) — the shark is felt through sound long before it’s ever seen. How Sound Design Builds Tension in a Horror Thriller Movie A horror…
July 21, 2026Blog
How Blood Star Was Shot in Just 10 Days
Ten days, three cameras, real Mojave Desert locations — the production model behind Blood Star. How Blood Star Was Shot in Just 10 Days Blood Star…
July 19, 2026Blog
When Horror Movies Change Protagonist at the Midpoint
Barbarian’s midpoint cut from Tess to AJ is one of the boldest recent examples of a protagonist handoff. Why Do Some Films Change Their Main Character…
July 19, 2026