Blood Bath (2016) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Daisy is drawn to Sordi's unsettling paintings in the gallery window and becomes curious about the artist. After a brief, almost cinematic exchange on the street, Sordi invites her to pose for him at his studio beneath the ancient bell tower. The encounter feels fated and romantic, masking the danger that awaits her.

Foreshadowing: The gallery paintings foreshadow Sordi's dark nature, depicting the grim imagery that hints at his predatory instincts.

• Daisy
• Sordi
• studio
• gallery
• invitation

Sordi is a descendant of Erno, a 15th-century artist who was burned at the stake for stealing souls through his paintings and who became a vampire. The vampire nature appears to be hereditary, passed down through Sordi's bloodline, allowing the curse to manifest in the modern-day artist.

Foreshadowing: Donna reveals the family legend about Erno, connecting the ancestral vampire to Sordi's present-day killings.

• Sordi
• vampire
• Erno
• ancestor
• family legend

The wax figures are Sordi's victims, the women who have disappeared throughout the town. After murdering them, Sordi preserves their bodies in wax, creating grotesque sculptures that serve as a private museum of his crimes. Each figure represents a soul he has stolen, hidden behind the guise of artistry.

Foreshadowing: The summary mentions the paintings becoming vessels for the souls he has damaged, connecting the artistic theme to the murder victims.

• wax figures
• victims
• studio
• murders
• preservation

Sordi tracks Donna after she confronts him at his studio seeking answers about Daisy's disappearance. When Donna attempts to escape him at the carousel, Sordi murders her in public, demonstrating that his violence is not confined to his studio walls and that he will eliminate anyone who threatens to expose him.

Foreshadowing: The confrontation at Sordi's studio earlier that night sets up this deadly pursuit, as Donna's attempt to get justice for Daisy leads to her own death.

• Donna
• Sordi
• carousel
• murder
• escape

Sordi kills Daisy as part of his vampire feeding ritual. After transforming from the charming artist into his vampiric self during the posing session, he attacks her with a cleaver and disposes of her body in boiling liquid, a cold, methodical ritual that erases her from the living world while preserving her form for his wax collection.

Foreshadowing: Sordi's face shifts during the studio session, revealing the vampiric nature that has been waiting to emerge.

• Daisy
• Sordi
• murder
• vampire
• disposal

Sordi attacks Dorian because she resembles Meliza, a past love whose loss drove him to madness. During the final confrontation, he entangles her in a net and prepares to strike, believing he is killing Meliza. His inability to separate Dorian from his traumatic memories of Meliza fuels the attack.

Foreshadowing: Dorian is described as a lookalike for Meliza, and Sordi warns her that his studio is a cold, joyless place, hinting at the emotional wounds that drive his violence.

• Sordi
• Dorian
• Meliza
• attack
• lookalike

During the final confrontation in Sordi's studio, the living wax figures mysteriously reanimate and turn on their creator. They attack Sordi, trapping him in his own studio. This supernatural event saves Dorian from being killed, as Max and his friends simultaneously break through to rescue her.

Foreshadowing: The paintings are described as vessels for the souls Sordi has damaged, suggesting the victims retain some connection to their creator.

• wax figures
• reanimate
• attack
• Sordi
• studio

Max finds a painting at a beatnik cafe that bears Daisy's likeness, which leads him to investigate Sordi. He then seeks out Daisy's sister Donna, who shares the family legend about Sordi's vampiric ancestor. Together, they confront Sordi at his studio, though he denies involvement.

Foreshadowing: The painting at the cafe serves as the visual clue that connects Daisy's disappearance to the reclusive artist.

• Max
• Sordi
• painting
• discovery
• investigation

When Dorian asks Sordi to be intimate on the beach, he attempts to comply but is overcome by fear and guilt. He flees because his vampiric nature conflicts with his human desire for connection, he fears what he might do to her if they become physically close.

Foreshadowing: Sordi earlier warns Dorian that his studio is cold and joyless, revealing his internal struggle between humanity and monstrosity.

• Sordi
• Dorian
• intimacy
• flee
• guilt

Sordi's vampiric form bears no resemblance to the man the townspeople know as a gentle artist. His transformation allows him to commit murders while maintaining a completely separate human identity, so witnesses who see his monstrous true face have no way to connect it to the reclusive painter they occasionally see.

Foreshadowing: The town's quiet exterior masks the supernatural threat, and Sordi uses his dual identity to operate in plain sight.

• Sordi
• identity
• vampire
• disguise
• recognition

Erno was a 15th-century artist who was burned at the stake for stealing the souls of his subjects through his paintings. Legend says he became a vampire after his death, passing the curse down to his descendant Antonio Sordi. This ancestral backstory explains Sordi's supernatural abilities and his connection to art-based murder.

Foreshadowing: Donna tells Max about Erno as a family legend, but initially dismisses it as folklore until evidence piles up.

• Erno
• ancestor
• vampire
• burned
• stake