An homage to horrors of old with a modern twist for Supernatural Sunday.
A husband and wife move to a small town in the country after their son passes away (not exactly sure how until later in the film). Little do they know that there is something sinister in the house, yet they think it might be their son. The townsfolk also seem to know more about the house than they are letting on. An homage to the older supernatural/haunted house stories of the 1970s but it has a flair of its own as well.
The movie builds the tension well, although may be too revealing of its main ghosties/zombies, I don't really know what. At times, the acting seemed a little cheesy. However, Larry Fessenden, little known in the horror genre as a writer/director, producer, and actor (with such greats as Session 9, The House of the Devil, and You're Next), makes an appearance in this film as well. And he did a pretty superb job as sort of a new-age hippy that is into the occult.
This one also supplies some deliciously gory scenes towards the end. That being said though, the plot and script seemed to be lacking and was not executed well. Without giving too much away for those interested in viewing, I enjoy that the end is left open for interpretation but the flaws and plot holes within the main story make watching this movie frustrating and distracts from the good parts of what is presented. It loses some higher marks for that. Overall, a decent but imperfect film. I've read it is also an homage to Lucio Fulci, I honestly have only seen a few of his films, so maybe this is also a lesson for me to give some of his other films a watch and in so doing maybe I could appreciate this one more.
Joey had this to say about the movie after we got frustrated discussing the main storyline, "I liked the 'ash monsters'. But it showed them too much."
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