Summer of Blood Page #8

Synopsis: Erik Sparrow is one of the lucky ones. He's got a good job. He's in a stable relationship. He lives in one of the greatest cities in the world. Does he deserve it? Probably not. He's not too bright. He's not very attractive. He's not at all ambitious. He's chubby and he's always complaining. And when his girlfriend Jody proposes to him, he doesn't even have the good sense to accept her offer. He'll never find a woman like this again. Instead, Erik bumbles his way around the issue, offering one excuse after another for not getting married. When Jody dumps him and starts seeing an old flame from college, Erik tries to win her back. When he fails, he attempts to date other women, but the results are disastrous. Erik's starts falling apart. His job grows more unfulfilling. He becomes obsessed with a kinky co-worker who has no interest in him. He becomes riddled with despair. One night, Erik meets an enigmatic stranger named Gavin who asks him, "Do you want to die?" Erik shrugs and says, "I
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Director(s): Onur Tukel
Production: Dark Sky Films
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Metacritic:
55
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
UNRATED
Year:
2014
86 min
17 Views


two car garage, all that stuff?

Yeah, that sounds nice

but I don't want to be a bunch of

suburban zombies who watch TV all day.

I want to take the wife

and kids to Europe

and have adventures,

that kind of thing.

You think you're going to

be able to afford that?

You can afford that?

Not now, but I figure I can

do that eye hypnotism thing.

There's a lot of

potential with that.

You know, I'll walk

into a travel agency,

hypnotize a travel agent

and get free tickets.

That would work.

Yeah it works, I haven't paid

for a hotel in a long time.

I don't want to do this anymore.

Oh, thank you.

No, I mean like the lifestyle.

I don't want to do

the lifestyle anymore.

I want to be normal again.

God, okay.

- Erik, do you really want to go back to normal?

- Yes.

- You really want to change back?

- Yes, I do.

It's not that hard.

It's actually pretty easy.

There's a simple way.

- There's a way to go back

- Yeah.

To the way we were before?

Really?

How?

- Listen, just get down on your hands and knees, okay.

- Okay, okay. - No, not here.

No, get down on your hands

and knees and pray to God.

- Pray to God?

- Yes.

What do I pray for?

It's sort of like, It's a Wonderful Life. You're praying

for things to go back to normal. Have you seen that?

- Really? That's all I have to do?

- Yeah. - Pray to God and ask?

Pray as much as

you've ever prayed before.

Pray for forgiveness,

for absolution.

Ask God to take things

back to normal.

That's all I have to do?

I can just pray to God?

Yeah, totally.

Oh, Jesus Christ,

that's so incredible.

No, come on.

There's no God.

I was just kidding.

You can't go back.

I would love to see

that image...

You on your hands and

knees praying to God,

right after you sucked someone's

blood out of their body.

That's hilarious.

You're an a**hole.

I'd love to see that.

I'm getting out.

God, it was great to see you.

- It was really great running into you.

- Yeah.

It's crazy how you run into

people in New York all the time.

In a city this big?

Nuts, right.

Yeah.

- Thanks for the shower. It was great.

- My pleasure. - And the shirt.

- Anytime.

- Awesome.

- Just keep it.

- Thank you, thanks.

- See you around.

- See you around.

- Oh, hey. I wanted to ask you one thing though.

- Okay.

Up in the shower,

you were talking about God,

- and you said there is no God.

- Yeah.

So, there is no God?

Who knows?

Good. Okay. Yeah.

Okay. Bye Erik.

See you later.

See you.

Hi.

Hi.

Do you want something to drink?

Yeah, sure.

Um,

I don't really have anything.

You want some water?

- Oh no, it's fine.

- Okay.

I'm really surprised

to see you, actually.

Yeah, I'm surprised too.

I missed you.

Yeah, I missed you too.

What happened to

"what's his face?"

Oh, Jason?

It didn't work out.

Really?

Why not?

He started sleeping

around a lot.

Like, a lot.

Like, with women

and men, maybe a sheep.

- Did he bite you?

- What?

He didn't bite you.

No.

Erik, I'm worried about you.

Are you okay?

Listen, I don't really

want to talk, okay.

Okay.

Will you... will you

just sit with me?

Yeah.

Can we just sit here

and not talk?

Yeah, okay.

Thank you.

- Great view, isn't it?

- Yeah.

- It reminds me of you.

- Why?

It's pretty.

That's so cheesy.

- You want some wine?

- Yeah, I do.

The wedding was beautiful,

wasn't it?

Yeah, it was.

Your mother was

surprisingly warm to me.

She's very happy now.

Yeah, I think I like

your mom now.

She likes you too.

Yeah, but your Grandfather

was kind of cold,

actually, a little.

Oh, he hates you.

He does?

Well yeah,

because you're Turkish.

- Seriously?

- Uh-huh.

No.

No, no.

Don't take it personally.

He hates everybody,

like, Turkish people,

Africans, French,

Mexicans, Canadians,

Irish, Germans.

- That's the whole population.

- Yeah.

What is he?

What is his nationality?

- He's a real jerk.

- He's a real jerk.

You know there was

a girl at work

- who wouldn't go out with me because I was...

- What?

Never mind.

Nothing, nothing.

Take your pants off.

Okay, yeah, sure thing.

You don't want to do

that romantic thing

where I undress you

and you undress me?

No, I don't want to.

I just want to have sex.

Okay, I hear you.

- Hurry up.

- Yeah.

- Oh f***.

- Oh God, not now.

- No, I'm okay, I'm okay.

- Are you sure?

Yes, I'm okay.

Oh f***. Oh my God.

I've got to go.

No!

I have to go.

Erik, just bite me.

What?

- Just do it.

- No, no.

I want you to.

Just bite me.

I can't.

No, I've thought about this. I want you to do it. Look,

I'm just going to go out and get a puppy to bite

or something like that.

I can't bite you.

No, I want you to.

Just bite me, its fine.

I don't want you to

be like me, okay.

This is not a superhero.

This isn't a superpower.

This is a curse.

Oh, f*** me.

I know why

you won't bite me.

I told you, I don't want you

to be like me, okay.

No, no, it's not that.

It's your commitment issues,

okay.

What?

I committed to you.

I got married, okay.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Yes, but if you bite me,

that means you'll have to live with me

forever. What? What are you talking about?

You get to go on and then I die

and you get to be single again.

If you bite me,

it means you're really committed to me.

Oh, God damn. Oh, motherf***er.

Listen,

I want to be with you, okay,

but asking me to commit

to you for eternity... that's,

that's asking for a lot.

Erik, no.

True love is eternal. So...

Ha, ha, ha.

Are you laughing at me?

No, I'm just in

such f***ing pain.

I'm doing that thing

where people laugh

when they're in pain.

This sh*t isn't funny though.

Oh God, listen.

Can't we just be married

for forty or fifty years

and squeeze out

a bunch of babies

and have a normal life?

Can't we just do that?

I've got to go.

No, I'm not pregnant.

Yeah, but there's nothing

wrong with my sperm sample.

We went to the doctor,

they said that my

chunky semen was fine.

Everything's going to be okay.

You know, I don't even

know if I want your children.

What if they're

little monsters

and they end up biting my tit off when

I'm trying to breast feed them.

That's the sprit, okay.

I like it when you're being funny,

even though we're having an argument.

- That's terrific.

- I don't want to argue. I don't want to argue either, okay?

But I've got to go.

Come on,

don't you want a little nibble?

Doesn't that look nice?

Nono, no, no.

I can't.

Look,

I'll happily drink your blood

during that time

of the month, okay.

Ew, Erik that's so gross.

I know it is, I'm sorry.

I've got to go.

You know,

you haven't changed at all.

You're still the same person.

I haven't changed?

Of course I've changed.

I've embraced all the fears

that I've ever had in my life,

marriage and babies,

I've embraced all of it.

I'm the same person.

I'm a changed person,

I'm a changed person, okay.

I just feel like I'm going to

f***in'...my stomach feels like

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Onur Tukel

Onur Tukel (born August 5, 1972) is a Turkish-American actor, painter, and filmmaker. A notable figure in the New York City independent film community, Tukel's films often deal with issues of gender and relationships. more…

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