KILL THEORY (From After Dark Horrorfest 4)

Kill Theory Movie Review

A group college students go to a home in the woods to celebrate their recent graduation. A killer soon joins them and places them in a game where they must kill each other before 6am, and only one of them can survive. This Horrofest film is nothing we have not seen before. The unfortunate thing about the success of Saw is that a ton of copycat films that cannot come close to Saw have come out since, and this is one of them.

Wanna play a game?

The terrible dialogue jumps out at you from the start and seldom gets better--or even interesting for that matter. The victims are hit and miss. There are three pretty likeable characters and the rest are irritating or throw away. Of course, as is typical with this sort of movie, my favorite character was one of the first killed off. There are a few pretty gory scenes and a moment or two that are a twist, but this is largely a standard, boring film.

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 5

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THE FINAL (From After Dark Horrorfest 4)

The Final Movie Review

A group of high school outcasts are constantly bullied and teased by the popular kids in school. Deciding they have had enough, the group plans a party to get all the popular kids in one place with plans to torture them and teach them a lesson. This Horrorfest film stands out as one of the better movies from the series. I love the premise of the film and at times found myself cheering out loud, but it largely fails to live up to the potential it has. This could have been an outstanding film but settles for being fairly good. Though there are a lot of intense scenes with interesting torture methods, there is little blood or gore in the film. There is a lot of hit or miss in this movie--some of the dialogue is really bad, but there are a few times it is really good. The costumes worn by the outcasts are really cool but the one worn by the leader distorts his voice to an almost inaudible level.

Cool

There are even a few things dropped early in the film that make a big difference later. The acting is pretty bland with the exception of newcomer Lindsay Seidel, who is very convincing and effective as outcast Emily. The beginning and end of the film wrap everything up nicely. I enjoyed the film for the most part and I would recommend it.

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 7

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DREAD (From After Dark Horrorfest 4)

Dread Movie Review

Quaid (Shaun Evans), a man who has suffered terrifying nightmares since seeing his parents murdered when he was six, meets Stephen (Jackson Rothbone), a college student studying film, and proposes a filmed study on fear. Stephen agrees, and they begin filming students who talk about their fears while learning more about their own fears. Quaid soon becomes obsessed and wants to take the study beyond what anybody expected.

Don't be scared

This movie, based on a short story by Clive Barker (Hellraiser series) draws you in immediately with its interesting plot and directing. The scene of Quaid’s parents’ murder is particularly brutal. It slows down at points but never enough to lose you. The main actors, Evans and Rothbone, along with supporting actress Laura Donnelly, do a pretty wonderful job here, making the experience that much more enjoyable. The last fifteen minutes of the film is must see. This is the first film I have seen of the latest After Dark Horrorfest series, a series I have found pretty disappointing through the years (but I have still seen them all) and if this film is any indication of the latest series, it will easily be the best year yet.

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 8

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