Subspecies V: Blood Rise

Subspecies V: Blood Rise

Evil Never Dies

Directed by Ted Nicolaou

Produced by Full Moon Features, Charles Band Productions

202380 min4.8 / 10

A gothic origin story that transforms a righteous warrior into a cursed vampire, exploring themes of betrayal, damnation, and the search for redemption across centuries.

Stolen by crusaders on the night of his birth, Radu (Anders Hove) has no knowledge of his bloodline: his mother is a demon; his father is a vampire. Trained and exploited by a brotherhood of mystic monks to slay all enemies of the church, fate brings him back one night to the castle of his father, armed with the monster-slaying Sword of Laertes, to destroy the vampire Vladislas and reclaim a holy relic: The Bloodstone. The events of that night turn Radu from a noble man into a vampire with no master, setting him on a centuries-long quest for sustenance, and companionship, for the treacherous one who stole him from the sun, and for the Bloodstone he hopes will bring him peace.

Questions people ask

  • Is Subspecies V: Blood Rise easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Subspecies V: Blood Rise sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Subspecies V: Blood Rise violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Subspecies V: Blood Rise end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Subspecies V: Blood Rise scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

15/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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