Much like From the Old Earth, which is also on the All the Haunts Be Ours Volume 2 box set from Severin, Gwaed Ar Y Sêr (Blood on the Stars) was produced by Bwrdd Ffilmiau Cymraeg, the Welsh Film Board. One of the first horror films in Welsh, this was another movie that was presented to children under ten years old in grade school.

Director Wil Aaron said of this effort, “The problem with Welsh films at that time was that everyone assumed they were the kind of thing that was shown in Sunday School. Did anyone consider that there might not be a little bit of sex and a little bit of fear in them?”

In a small village of Gruglon, there’s an annual concert that is always the talk of the town. This year, its been decided that celebrities like folk singer Dafydd Iwan, radio DJ Hywel Gwynfryn and rugby kicker Barry John are all set to appear. Or, well, they were until choirmaster Shadrach (Grey Evans) and his small child choir start to kill them all, one by one, their names crossed off a handwritten poster as each dies.

These kids just want to sing their holiday songs that they’ve worked on for so long and if they have to mine a football field and blow someone up real good, they’re going to do it. Look at these little angels! Listen to how they play and sing!

Without this set, I have no idea how I would have seen this. Also there’s one scene where someone is frying sausage and I am beyond hungry now.

Blood On the Stars is part of the new Severin box set, All the Haunts Be Ours Volume 2. It has extras including an introduction by musician Gruff Rhys and a cast reunion.

You can order this set from Severin.