SyFy goes gritty with a TV show about man-eating cars

This would be the Mad Max, Rocky Horror, Christine and Quentin Tarantino’s giant, bloody baby.

We have great news for those who are the type of person who scrolls through basic cable channels while thinking boy, and would love to see a Camaroeat someone. A new SyFy show called blood drive is in development. It’s not a general announcement about going to the local clinic to donate some type of tissue – O. However, we can show you the preview video on YouTube. Unfortunately, it’s too full of blood and other F-bombs (yes it’s on basic cable) so it’s restricted. It’s here, I promise. But be aware that it’s a bit graphic.

Here’s a brief summary if you aren’t confident about watching the video. The alternate reality dystopian “near future” of 1999 shows that gasoline and water are running out, and civilization is on the verge of collapse. As the 1970s showed, gas shortages won’t keep good petrolheads down. So, in this bizzaro universe, gearheads have modified engines so that they can run on human blood and gasoline. The engines can actually be opened up to eat people like hungry beasts.

Yes, cars are mechanical vampires in this world. Is that a sign we will see Bentley, the Vampire Slayer? He is chosen to fight them in between trips to Hamptons.

But there is a vaudeville-type psycho, who apparently leads an insane race that involves leather and fire, chains, eyes, and people French kissing with their eyeballs. We didn’t screencap the scene, but we did capture a scene that featured midgets in masks and chained together in a room. It doesn’t matter what that has to do.

The good guy is a former cop who tries to keep his head above water in a mad world. He finds himself in a relationship with a beautiful girl who drives a Camaro that is human-destructing. Trailer also mentions (by name) cannibals and monsters, cults lawmen, nymphos and amazons.

Also, don’t forget to buckle up. This insane show will air 13 episodes on SyFy starting June 14.