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{{Infobox film
| name           = Bad Karma
| image          = Bad Karma.jpg
| caption        = Official DVD Cover
| director       = [[Alex Chandon]]
| writer         = Alex Chandon
| producer       = Alex Chandon<br/>Duncan Jarman<br/>J. Karapateas
| starring       = [[Carmel (singer)|Carmel]]<br/>Alex Chandon<br/>[[Dan Barton (actor)|Dan Barton]]
| narrator       =
| cinematography = Alex Chandon
| editing        = Alex Chandon
| music          = Carmel
| distributor    = Shape-Shifting Films
| released       = {{Film date|1991}}
| runtime        = 36 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         = £350<ref name=SGM>{{Cite web |title=Spotlight |url=http://www.sexgoremutants.co.uk/spot17.html |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=SexGoreMutants.co.uk}}</ref>
| gross          =  
}}
'''''Bad Karma''''' is a cult horror short film directed by Underground movie director [[Alex Chandon]] and stars [[Carmel (singer)|Carmel]] and [[Dan Barton (actor)|Dan Barton]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/interviews/alexchandona.html |title=Alex Chandon interview pt1 – MJSimpson.co.uk |access-date=19 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114233827/http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/interviews/alexchandona.html |archive-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Plot==
When Dave Jackson celebrates with his friends a garden party, he crosses two bloodthirsty Hare Krishna followers on his doorstep. The two torches not long and provide for hefty blood flow, recently Dave called the emergency alert, which fortunately, run and walk in a SM-Studio the cult berserkers with the appropriate tool in the neck.

==Cast==
* Julius Barnet as Dave Jackson
* [[Carmel (singer)|Carmel]] as Hana
* Lotu as Mr. Jackson
* M. Karapateas	as Mrs. Jackson
* Adrian Nudel as Partygoer
* Ben Perkins as Partygoer
* Marcus Raven as Partygoer / Shape shifter / S&M Client
* Joe Carrier as Partygoer
* Ben Bethel as Shape Shifter Leader
* [[Dan Barton (actor)|Dan Barton]] as Shape Shifter Leader
* Jon Raven as Shape Shifter
* Oysten Shirley as Shape Shifter
* Ollie Bond as Shape Shifter
* Bill Corbett as Sado-Masochist
* [[Alex Chandon]] as Shape Shifter
* Ian Duds as Shape Shifter
* Edward Cunningham as Shape Shifter / Bubba
* Neil Keenan as Shape Shifter / Goffer
* Julian Portinari as Anthony
* Carla Linley as S & M Girl
* Estelle Ross as S & M Girl
* Saul Brignell as J.T. Rosebucket

== Production ==
Per Chandon, the film had a budget of £350, most of which was spent on the special effects.<ref name="SGM" /><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101126113427/http://monstersatplay.com/features/interviews/chandon-chat.php Monsters At Play: An Interview with Alex Chandon]}}</ref>

==Release==
The film is part of the SOI Film Entertainment DVD, who was released with [[Chainsaw Scumfuck]] and [[Drillbit (film)|Drillbit]] on one Disc.<ref>[http://www.cradleoffear.com/site/html/review.html DVD Release – Cradle of Fear.com]</ref>

== Reception ==
Bleeding Skull reviewed the short, praising the gore effects and kill scenes, calling the monster designs  "one part [[Etsy]] and three parts [[Dollar General]]."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Choi |first=Annie |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bleeding_Skull/_NBkDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Bad+Karma%22+Chandon&pg=PA27&printsec=frontcover |title=Bleeding Skull: A 1990s Trash-Horror Odyssey |last2=Carlson |first2=Zack |last3=Ziemba |first3=Joseph A. |date=2021-03-23 |publisher=Fantagraphics Books |isbn=978-1-68396-186-4 |pages=27-28 |language=en}}</ref> HorrorNews.net also reviewed ''Bad Karma'', comparing it to [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Dead Alive]]'' and stating that "The FX team uses every technique they can muster with paper mache heads and carefully planted body parts working on a level that still presents as impressive even with low budget trickery."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-26 |title=Film Review: Bad Karma (short film) (1991) |url=https://horrornews.net/70414/film-review-bad-karma-1991/ |access-date=2025-11-20 |website=Horror News {{!}} HNN |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0238059|title=Bad Karma}}

{{Alex Chandon}}

[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:1991 horror films]]
[[Category:1991 British films]]
[[Category:1991 English-language films]]
[[Category:British anthology films]]
[[Category:British horror short films]]
[[Category:British splatter films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Alex Chandon]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]


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