Spit Review

Distributor: A Baroque House Edition Details: Digital Screener Movie Specs: Genres: All Sex, Horror, Short Film, BDSM, Fetish Also known as: Blood Corrodes Inside: Spit Run Time: 27 minutes Rated: XXX Release Year: 2019 Director: Akiko Janos Written by: Exessive Menace, Akiko Janos Cast: Edie Sixx, Felicia Fisher, Lulu Sparkle, Jaime, Felina Rae Voices: Juliana B., Xana-Akasha Starmartyr Release Specs: Audio: English MPEG 2.0 Stereo Subtitles: none Video: Widescreen, 1.78:1 (anamorphic) Video Format: NTSC Format: Streaming Regional Code (for DVD/Blu-ray): N/A Number of discs: N/A

Spit is an experimental hardcore horror short film by co-writers Excessive Menace and Akiko Janos. First and foremost, it should be stated that Spit is not a short film for most viewers. Spit is a visually intensive short film with blood, vomit, and urine soaked imagery. In all fairness, it should also be stated that this was not a short film for this reviewer either. However, this doesn't mean that Spit isn't a good short film for the right audience.

Spit relies mostly on the imagery in the short film to tell the story, although there are limited dialog and chapter titles that are included to help guide the viewer through the story. The story is that a book, Erotic Symbolism, is left for a woman (Edie Sixx) by a parishioner of the arts within the text (Lulu Sparkle). Anyone who reads the book ends up being drawn into dark and twisted erotic fantasies within their mind, which eventually leads the woman to take the next step and meet up with the parishioner who left her the book in person.

Spit is split into three chapters, or vignettes, all of which have the Erotic Symbolism book at the center of them. The construct of the short film is reminiscent of the old loop series, like “The Vikings,” that Lasse Braun used to make where the loops connected to create one piece — although Spit is far more intense than anything that Lasse Braun created. The short film then concludes with an epilogue.

Each chapter has a beginning portion that propels the short film forward followed by the sex scene. As far as the hardcore material goes, Spit is rather tame. However, the gore and vomit level is exceptionally high. The sex scenes also include intense BDSM, solo, and all girl interaction.

The music used in Spit is as vital to the short film as the imagery is for creating the mood; much of the music in the film is death metal. The death metal is used as part of the atmosphere, and an interesting contrast in the soundtrack is heard in the first chapter. While in Edie Sixx's character's fantasy sequence the viewer hears a pulse rising death metal soundtrack; however, while in the real world the music used is reminiscent of the Violent Femmes. This use of music is just one example of how Akiko Janos uses the music to drive the mood of Spit.

The visual special effects work with the music effects to create a chilling and haunting mood for Spit. The dialog in the short film is provided by Juliana B. and Xana-Akasha Starmartyr. Some effects appear to have been done to the dialog as well, creating a haunting sound to the speech at times.

Spit is a visual and auditory journey for the viewer. As previously stated, Spit won't be for most viewers. However, Akiko Janos has put a lot of work creating the experience that is Spit, and a viewer that enjoys a gore and vomit horror fetish movie will find a lot to like in Spit.

The edition of Spit screened is a digital screener provided by A Baroque House. As a result, there may be discrepancies between the reviewed edition and the release edition(s). A Baroque House has done an excellent job with their digital screener for Spit. Spit was shot digitally and is presented in the anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 in 720p. Spit is available exclusively from abaroquehouse.com in a 300 unit limited edition DVD. There aren't any issues at all with the image quality, and the colors look excellent.

Spit is presented with an English MPEG 2.0 Stereo audio track. The sound is crucial to Spit, and the audio is excellent without any noticeable errors or problems. The dialog in the short film is easy to understand.

A Baroque House didn't include any extras for Spit for review.

Spit is an experimental short film from Akiko Janos. Spit is a visually intense short film that will appeal to a very limited audience only. The short film tells the story of a book that causes a person's most profound and darkest fantasies to be visualized. Aikiko Janos put a lot of work into Spit, and the short film should appeal to the right audience. Spit is available exclusively through A Baroque House as a limited edition DVD.

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