Lowest production values possible coupled with inept direction mixed in with amateurish acting and a script right out bad noir rip offs and it all adds up to something embarrassing for all concerned. A childish effort that sounds and looks like very little effort or talent was expended. And the plot? A Blair Witch meets Raymond Chandler mistake from the first frame. Friends, this is cringe worthy.
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screenwriter-972-14961217 February 2022
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paul_anson4 December 2021Despite the low budget and technical limitations, this is an enjoyable little horror film especially for the fans of Lovecraft. Jerry Lacy provides class in the lead role.
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kirkport-6933623 January 2022I couldn't get past the poor acting, writing, photography, sound..... the dialogue was forced. The lighting was atrocious bringing odd colors to every scene. I understand the free camera movement in some movies but this was B hard to watch.
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classicsoncall20 January 2022Odd little flick here. It almost looks like it was filmed with a hand held camera with a weird attempt at special visual effects. The story ties in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, and although it's not necessary to have read any of his work, there are direct references to Lovecraftian names like Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth, which lend a dark atmosphere to this tale of conspiracy and dark magic. I thought Jerry Lacey fairly competent as the title character, however the rest of the cast seemed somewhat unsure of themselves, even though they all have at least a handful of acting credits. Maggie Wagner in particular, as Eleanora Williams, seemed to deliver her lines with an inadvertent smirk, especially when dealing with Lacey's August Harrison character. The story involves Eleanora desperately seeking Harrison's aid in finding a tape that was filmed in cooperation with a fellow named Drake Johnson (Max Landwirth), who's gone missing, along with Harrison's own son (Eric Gorlow). The story reaches it's bizarre zenith when it's revealed that tentacled monsters live in the celluloid of the missing tape, and it's Williams' desire to use her dark magic to release them into this world. Adding additional resonance to the story is a twilight world, dream sequence of sorts in which retired detective Harrison meets Lovecraft himself. If it all sounds a bit strange, that's because it is, with the added component of Harrison's catatonic wife dying in a sanitarium, and making a final appearance as a ghost. It's a little difficult to evaluate or recommend this film, but if you're in the mood for some Gothic type horror that's just plain unearthly, you might give it a try.
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Poster-Boy8 February 2022According to imdb this little flick was supposed to be made in 2015 but all of the comments and reviews were posted in the last year. I watched it on Amazon and their credits say it was made in 2021. In any case the big question is "why was it made at all?" I am absolutely sure that I could, or anyone, could make something at least as bad with a phone.
Pure nonsense for a story and horrible acting coupled with 3rd rate direction and you have an hour of total waste. -
lilamcgrew25 December 2021The story was intriguing enough to continue watching through to the end. I enjoyed it despite the strange, amateurish cinematography and visual effects.