Starring - Cacia Rose (Tent Burner, Kentucky Paranormal Incidents), Brewce Longo (Busted Babies, Farces of Death), and Jimmy Kelley (Camp Massacre, Dead Start)
Release Date - 2025
Genre - Horror
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)
Rating (out of 5):
I would hate to review a film by director Donald Farmer and not mention how impressive his career has been. He started directing in 1974 with a series of shorts before tackling his first feature length film in 1987. Since then he has given genre fans several classics from the video store era along with some modern indie horror hits. He's a filmmaker that has earned his stripes and should be mentioned with the great regardless if you dig his work or not. Personally, not all of his films resonate with me but I respect the hell out of him for doing what he has done for so long. A few months back I saw that Donald Farmer had partnered with Bloodsick Productions to direct two horror titles. I quickly snagged them both and added them to my watch pile with intentions to watch them during my annual October Halloween binge. However, my list grew substantially since then and I decided to go ahead and check them out starting with Little Bo Creep.
The film follows Little Bo Creep (Rose) who is searching for her lost sheep. She seems to be a very sheltered young woman who knows absolutely nothing about the world around her which leads to most taking advantage of her. Things take a little more sinister turn when she crosses paths with a local pimp who wants to use her innocent look to bring in new customers. What he doesn't count on is for Little Bo Creep to have a little creature in her care that has a taste for blood.
Little Bo Creep is not what I was expecting but I had a lot of fun with it. I've really enjoyed MOST of these old children's stories getting reworked into horror and this one delivered for the most part. The acting in this one was great. Director and actor Brewce Longo delivered my favorite performance of the film as the sleazy pimp. I was not expecting a performance that would define the film from him but he did a phenomenal job. I also liked Cacia Rose's performance. It took me some time to warm up to her character but by the end of the film you find yourself really liking her. The supporting cast does a solid enough job but it's these two that carry the film and offer up unforgettable performances. The story for this one is clearly a modern sleazy spin on the popular nursey rhyme. It is extremely predictable but the ride to the end is a lot of fun. The characters fit the story very well and offer up a lot of humor that I was not expecting. You add in the creature aspect and you get something a lot of fun that you can double feature late at night with a slew of other no budget creature features. Finally, the film has some blood and a wild looking creature puppet but those looking for gore or a high body count will be very disappointed. The kills we get fit the film very well but the film's lack of budget is very evident. I did like the look of the creature but would have loved to see some gore to go along with it. Overall, Little Bo Creep is a surprisingly solid spin on a classic story many of us heard hundreds of times growing up. The cast is great and I love the look of the creature. I highly recommend snagging this one as soon as you can from Bloodsick Productions. It's well worth.
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