The legend of Countess Erszebet or Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary, the 17th century "Blood Countess," has it that she slew 650 young girls to bathe in their blood in a misguided rejuvenation program. In the movie, gamers who accept the challenge of the underground game find themselves dying, one by one, each killed in the exact manner as their characters in the game. Because the Walt Disney Co. chose to release the film without a press screening or much marketing, the studio evidently doesn't think this movie can.

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