World of Animation

THE BLOODY LADY

Monday, February 24, 2025 | 7:30pm

Little Theatre 5 (inside Little 2-5 at 8 Winthrop St.)
Doors open at 6:30pm

Discount Monday ticket prices
Tickets available online in advance, at our box office during open hours, or at the door (if available).

Lady Elisabeth Báthory lives a charmed life in a resplendent Romanesque castle, surrounded by Disney-esque wildlife and a colorful cast of obliging servants. Taking ill one day while traveling through the forest, she’s nursed back to health by a handsome woodsman, and in gratitude gifts him with her own heart. But upon returning home, Lady Báthory’s sunny disposition quickly turns murderous and vampiric once she discovers the secret to heart-less eternal youth lies in draining the blood of all the young women and men in her castle.

Widely considered one of Slovak animation’s crown jewels, The Bloody Lady is an improbable and bewitching fusion of gothic horror and classic children’s animation, retelling of the infamous Čachtická castle and Báthory folk tale which is often cited as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. This under-seen gem is a new cult classic in the making.

New 2024 2K restoration courtesy Arbelos Films and the Slovak Film Institute