Blood 2004 Guide

In 2004, "Blood" was everywhere in genre media, and if I had to craft a (think LiveJournal, early IMDb boards, or a geocities blog), it would look something like this: Subject: Blood: The Last Honest Horror Trope (2004 Rant)

Can we talk about how blood in 2004 movies is either or way too beautiful ? blood 2004

I just got back from seeing Saw (yeah, the one with the puppet—no spoilers). Don't get me wrong, the blood looked sticky and real when that reverse bear trap thing happened. But then I rented Van Helsing last week. Huge mistake. Kate Beckinsale is literally fighting werewolves, and there’s like... two drops of blood? On her leather corset ? Come ON. In 2004, "Blood" was everywhere in genre media,