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Ciaran the Demon Hunter (2016)
Not a horror film, this is an Art-house movie with horror and fantasy elements
When I rented this, I was expecting a horror / fantasy film. Well it really isn't. This is a Art-house film that has horror and fantasy elements, at least that's the best way for me to describe it. Possibly more of a chick film than for men. I noticed how all of the female characters are in love with Ciaran. The story is interesting and maybe more European in design since you have to think about the scenes, where American's need everything dumbed down to follow anything today. There's metaphorical scenes such as a floating rose in water with it's dark shadow lurking below... good stuff! This made me really pay attention to each scene and what meaning was being conveyed. It was very unpredictable and I gave it another star for that, I had no idea where it was going and it held my attention completely. The strong music score really helped. The film didn't feel low budget except for some of the film noise in dark scenes, not too bad. I felt the cast (British and American) was very solid. The lead Peter Morton and "Willow" Joanna Wood really shined. I won't mention the VFX's used but they were good, I felt the film could have had more VFX, it was a bit short in length, but all in all for a low budget production it get's 8 stars from me.
The Pact (2012)
This film will scare you!
Another low budget film that delivers! Great cast and story. I actually watched it because I wanted to see what Casper was doing in a horror movie, a handsome Hollywood B actor who has been relegated to mainly weak films. This might be one of his best roles! I got to make this comment as well..one thing that makes this film work so good is the house they used for the set.. just perfect. Caty Lotz was stellar as the lead give this movie a chance and avoid all of the bad reviews. This film is scarier than the recent batch of Blumhouse "big" productions!
Contracted (2013)
Best to watch with knowing anything about it!
I loved this film, was blown away by it, but I didn't watch the trailer, read anything about it, I prefer watching movies without anything tainting me. This movie was very scary, very gross and actually shocked me with the ending. It can haunt you a bit afterwards so watch some SouthPark after it to get rid of that! Great cast and direction. Cinematography was average, music score / sounds average, but a great story told in a raw unfiltered way, this film is great Horror entertainment. Don't watch it alone!
Welp (2014)
One of the best Horror films in years and it never came to the US
I found this film online and almost didn't watch it because of the negative vitriol of IMDb reviewers, who many times must be kids or your adults with very narrow minds. I decided to rent it and wow what a great film, casting spot on but what really blows me away is the story. Wow.. someone in the US should consider releasing this to the US. I just cannot believe who well crafted this story is and the ending is fantastic.. a rare feat in horror. I am posting this review since IMDb is littering with hateful reviews of most films that shows that truly anyone that can read and write can post a review for the world to see. Now it's my turn and I will start reviewing films weekly and if I don't have anything positive to review I will not make one. The value here is a gem of a horror film with a great story, cast and direction. This film is one of my top 10 favorite Horror films I have found this year (even though it's from 2014) Give it a chance you may be shocked and truly entertained!