Bogieville

Horror in so many different categories can be difficult to know what to choose , especially if you don´t know what category of horror film that you want to watch. Considering i have been watching horror films since the autumn of 1986 ( that´s when i saw my very first horror movie A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 ) i have seen so many titles and different categories that i know what i enjoy most. One category i especially enjoy is known as vampires and there are so many good films to choose between. You have classics such as the 1979 horror TV miniseries Salem´s Lot from legendary director Tobe Hooper ( the director of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ) and i have to mention the 1992 horror film Bram Stoker´s Dracula. I could easily talk about both of these titles but let´s focus on a completely different film. Some of you might have heard of the 2007 horror film 30 Days Of Night from director David Slade. If you have not seen this film it takes place in the town of Barrow, Alaska. This town is preparing for its annual period of the winter with a month-long polar night. A stranger arrives from a large ship and sabotages the town´s communications and transports. Barrow´s sheriff, Eben Oleson ( Josh Hartnett ) investigates what happened while a band of vampires, led by Marlow ( Danny Huston ) attacks and murder most of the population of Barrow. 30 Days Of Night turned out to be one of the best vampire horror films of 2007 with a really good cast, very well made practical make up effects and a powerful survival story included. Danny Huston as the vampire leader Marlow is one of his best acting performances, in my opinion. A horror film definetely worth buying on digital or physical media ( a lot of nice special features included ). Speaking of vampires i have been curious about the horror film Bogieville ever since i watched the review of this film from Geek Legion Of Doom. Is this vampire film better than i expected or is this film not worth a watch?

Small town couple Ham ( Arifin Putra ) and Jody ( Eloise Lovell Andersson ) are both out of work  and have no other option than leave town for other opportunities. They suddenly end up in a road  accident, thankfully not injured badly. While they look around the area they discover a trailer park area that they have never heard of. They are about to meet the trailer park residents, who are not your typical neighbors.

I barely read anything about this film before i watched Bogieville and i am happy that i made this decision. This is definetely a different approach in the vampire genre and i really appreciate the effort. To see a trailer park where vampires live out in the middle of nowhere, that helps the mystery of this location become more interesting. There are especially three details that i feel makes this a solid horror film and the most important detail is the practical make up effects. I have to say these vampires look much more creepy than your standard vampire design. I also feel that the vampire characters works surprisingly good in this film, especially the young vampire girl Lily ( with a solid performance from actress Poppie Jae Hughes ). The scenes where Lily get an oppurtunity to show how she function for each day, really give her character a deeper meaning. The third detail is actually the CGI effects and considering this film have a limited budget i am impressed over how good the vampire kills look. In general i would say the acting is alright, where especially caretaker Crawford ( played well by actor Jonathan Hansler ) stands out as one of the most interesting human characters. The horror scenes are quite effective thanks to the vampire cast and the conflicts between certain vampires is actually a bit fun to watch. This film is surprisingly long coming close to 1 hour and 50 minutes. For the most part it works, except in a couple of stretched out dialogue scenes between actors Arifin Putra and Eloise Lovell Andersson. At the end of the day i would say Bogieville is one of this year´s better vampire horror films. It has some minor flaws but im honestly surprised how good qualities this film have to offer fans of horror. Director Sean Cronin ( director of the wonderful drama film Our Kid ) proves with Bogieville that the vampire genre is alive with a great looking horror film. A great choice if you want to be prepared for Halloween weekend.

Rating: DDD

40 Acres

During this summer i went to visit a local farmer that i personally know for almost 20 years. I actually got to know his wife first because we worked together in health care for several years, we try to see each other now and then. Since this couple know how much i love fruit pies they have invited me to dinner for several years, and we usually have home made apple pie with apples from their own apple trees. Since it was too early for apple harvest during my visit they used other ones from a store, still tasted really good. This farmer basically grow everything from potatoes, carrots, white cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber and much more. They have lived on this farm for over 30 years and it´s really charming to visit, and one important detail that this farmer have worked hard for is to have plenty of food before winter arrives. That way they are well prepared in case their local store run out of supplies ( they don´t like Super Markets in bigger cities ), or if they need food for unexpected guests. What i love about farms such as this one is that all food is grown naturally not using any pesticide, and they make pickled vegetables as well. What if a world war breaks out or if humans were being attacked by mysterious creatures? We would need a safe location to survive, while having access to food and clean water. This scenario happened in the 2018 post-apocalyptic horror film A Quiet Place from director John Krasinski ( who plays the character Jim Halpert in the American sitcom TV series The Office ). A Quiet Place tells the story of The Abbot family who tries to survive in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind aliens. What makes this horror film unique is that these aliens can hear even the smallest sounds, which makes life very complicated while trying to survive. Really good acting from actress Emily Blunt and especially a strong performance from deaf actress Millicent Simmons. A Quiet Place is a very well made survival horror film that have a lot to say why we need to support each other in crisis. The sequel is really good and the spinoff prequel A Quiet Place: Day One is also worth a watch. One film i have really been looking forward to see is the post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres. Is this a film you need to watch this autumn or is 40 Acres doomed to fail finding a larger audience?

The world is no longer the same and society have fallen apart completely after civil war broke out.  In a farmhouse out in the middle of nowhere, a family known as The Freemans are trying to make life worth living together with a couple of survivors. Mother Hailey Freeman ( Danielle Deadwyler ) is making sure everyone is on guard for unexpected visitors, while having radio contact with another farm where her friend Augusta Taylor ( Elizabeth Saunders ) lives. Thanks to food scarcity, they have to find options just to hopefully have a sucessfull harvest. Each day they have to be prepared for cannibals trying to seize their resources.

I am a huge fan of post-apocalptic films in general so i had a feeling that 40 Acres would be something i might appreciate, i did not expect to enjoy this film as much as i do. This film is filled with redeeming qualities such as really strong acting performances, the technical level of film making from director R.T. Thorne, powerful dialogue and how effective the story is told in a psychological way. We have seen similar films in the past that reminds us of films such as The Book Of Eli or TV series The Last Of Us, however what makes 40 Acres different is the family dynamic between these characters. While the world is falling apart and hope seems to fade away, they have each other while struggling to survive. There are no monsters here like they have in A Quiet Place, instead we have human cannibal savages looking for fresh meat ( one way to survive when you are short on food supplies ). Speaking of characters we have to talk about actress Danielle Deadwyler ( who i really enjoyed in the 2021 Netflix western film The Harder They Fall, worth checking out ) as the character Hailey. I have to be honest and this is one of my favourite acting performances i have seen this year so far. Danielle manage to portrait a very broken mother who have problems trusting anyone, except for very few people in her life. You can see the pain in her beautiful eyes as she have a lot of anger issues all over her body. Truly remarkable acting performance you don´t see very often. Actor Michael Greyeyes ( who i enjoyed in the 2019 Canadian horror film Blood Quantum ) also gives a strong performance as the father figure Galen, who especially have a good chemistry with actress Danielle Deadwyler. 40 Acres is a post-apocalyptic thriller that may not be original but manage to tell a strong, emotional survival story where we truly see the importance of caring for a family in difficult times. For being the directorial full feature debut film of director R.T. Thorne i am very impressed. 40 Acres is a delightful surprise and deserves to be seen by a larger audience. Definetely a film you should be watching this autumn, no matter if you choose VOD or a physical copy.

Rating: DDDD

Morgan: Killer Doll

Toy stores, parents worst nightmare right before Christmas. Perhaps not for all parents but we all know how wild families can become in there. Personally i don´t like toy stores right before Christmas but it´s not because of the children. It´s more about all the stressful people, the same Christmas hits playing in the speakers and people complaining about things that feels unnecessary. All of this combined makes me appreciate toy stores online, at least if you want to make Christmas shopping a bit more simple. I don´t mind physical toy stores in general, it´s just before holidays i try to avoid them. One thing i do appreciate though is creepy dolls in horror films, no matter if we are talking about classic franchises such as Child´s Play or Puppet Master. Both of these franchises have some great films, but then you have doll horror movies that never had any sequels and is still appreciated by horror fans worldwide. A perfect example of this is the 1991 horror film known as Dolly Dearest. Directed by Maria Lease ( who is the script supervisor for the classic legal thriller drama TV series The Practice, who i watched on TV for several years ) this film tells the story of married couple Marilyn Wade ( Denise Crosby ), Elliot Wade ( Sam Bottoms ) and their two children. Elliot is the new CEO of a doll factory. It turns out that this doll factory lies next to a Sanzian grave and the dolls become possessed by an old, evil spirit. Even if Dolly Dearest is nowhere near as good as the Child´s Play films, this is still a enjoyable doll horror film if you appreciate low budget releases. I recommend the blu ray release of Dolly Dearest from Vinegar Syndrome if you are curious about checking this film out. You may have heard of the independent film production and distribution company The Asylum, who is of course known for releasing low budget films. I decided to watch their summer release Morgan: Killer Doll, perhaps because the title sounded like something i might appreciate. Is this one of the better horror films released by The Asylum or should you watch one of the Puppet Master movies instead?

Darcy ( Bix Krieger ) have been abused physically and mentally for many years by her father, until she finally had enough and kill him one day while she is being abused. Darcy´s best friend Astrid invites her to her birthday party but some of her guests bully Darcy for her odd personality. Darcy leave the birthday party very upset while Astrid´s birthday card reveal that Darcy is in love with Astrid. The birthday gift is a doll that Darcy personally made. Humiliated and feeling worthless, Darcy see Astrid one final time before turning herself on fire with gasoline. Astrid feel a lot of guilt not being able to stop Darcy from taking her life. But something strange is  happening with the doll Morgan she was given as a birthday gift. It seems to be alive as if Darcy´s spirit is still around, or is there something else inside the doll´s body?

I have seen a lot of films distributed by The Asylum over the years and i know these are films made on a limited budget, and im perfectly fine with that. When it comes to Morgan: Killer Doll this film actually surprised me in a positive way since you get a sense that this film might be inspired by the 1976 horror classic Carrie. In that film we saw legendary actress Sissy Spacek play the extremely bullied high school student Carrie Fischer. In the film Morgan: Killer Doll you have a character known as Darcy, also an abused young woman who is bullied as well. This is definetely the most interesting character in this film and actress Bix Krieger ( who fans of the V/H/S/ anthology horror franchise might recognize her in the film V/H/S/Beyond ) deliver the strongest acting performance as the character Darcy. It´s hard not to feel sorry for this young woman, from all the mental and physical abuse by her own father and Bix Krieger manage to portrait this broken woman in a realistic way. I also enjoy the performance Shelby Wright as the character Astrid, the only friend Darcy have since childhood. Legendary actor Michael Paré deliver a solid performance as Astrid´s father John. Now, what about the doll Morgan? It looks alright i guess, but i do think the face of Morgan could have looked more creepy. The killing scenes with the doll Morgan are surprisingly brutal considering that this is a The Asylum produced film and i appreciate a more brutal approach in this genre. There is a really surprise twist towards the end i did not see coming, that worked well with the plot. On the negative side some bad CGI effects that could have been improved. Director Jose Prendes ( who directed the entertaining low budget film Headless Horseman ) proves with Morgan: Killer Doll that you can actually make doll horror movies effective with the right atmosphere and characters. Worth a watch, especially if you appreciate independent horror films just like me.

Rating:  DDD

Daniel´s B Movie Summer Madness: Pet Graveyard ( 2019 )

One thing i really appreciate during summer sitting outside in the sun is a fresh baked apple pie, especially combined with a fresh cup of coffee. I do love blueberry pie as well or strawberry pie, it´s just that apple pie have always been a personal favourite of mine since i was a child. In my youth i used to go to cafés to get coffee and pie, this was always standard for us if we for example visitied the city of Gothenburgh here in Sweden. This was before we would go into the cinema because i loved watching movies in this city, they had so much more films to choose between in cinemas compared to my hometown. Of course we spent hours as well in the physical movie shop Movieline ( Scandinavia´s biggest movie store ) that was found in the harbor of the city of Gothenburgh. It was here at Movieline i would buy most of my physical films and especially look for independent movies or low budget B movies. At some occations i would buy bigger budget films as well but i always appreciated low budget, especially finding titles that i have never heard of. For example it was in this store i bought my DVD copy of the independent horror film Boo in the summer of 2006. The film was originally released in 2005 but i had not seen it before so i decided to give it a chance. Boo turned out to be a horror movie taking place during the Halloween weekeend at an abandoned hospital. This is director Anthony C, Ferrante ( director of all the Sharknado movies ) first full feature film as a director, and considering this is a low budget horror film it looks pretty good. I especially enjoyed the abandoned hospital scenes, a great location for a Halloween weekend inspired horror film. If you want to check out Boo you can watch this film for free on Plex. As some of you might remember i have done a segment in this movie review blog several years during summer, and that is the segment known as Daniel´s B Movie Summer Madness. I decided to end this summer with a review of the 2019 independent horror film Pet Graveyard. Is this a  hidden gem among horror releases or is this simply a terrible horror film?

Social media influencer Jeff Newman ( David Cotter ) want his big break to get more viewers on his channel. He have learned about an online ritual. where you may visit someone you miss on the other side while killing yourself in a particular way. If you follow the ritual rules someone in the group will ressurect you back from the dead. Jeff decides to do this ritual with some chosen individuals on camera, not knowing the serious consequences.

The poster of Pet Graveyard kind of tricked me. When i first saw this movie poster my first reaction was:- This almost looks like a Pet Semetary rip off. And yes, i would imagine this was something they used for promotion for this film considering that they did release the 2019 remake the same year as Pet Graveyard ( plus this film title feels like a rip off as well from Pet Sematary ). Ok, so there is one similar detail to both of these films. Humans get resurrected from death in both films but in a completely different way. Other than that there are no other simiralities between these films. How would i describe Pet Graveyard ? Imagine a social media influencer version of the 1990 science fiction psychological horror film Flatliners, and instead of medical students we have young people who have no education ( except for one nurse student ) on how the human body works. And these are the people prepared to kill themselves to meet dead family members while not knowing if it works coming back to life? While i watched this film i thought to myself:- Why would anyone risk their life for a social media influencer? Maybe im getting too old or im not open for taking risks, i can´t say that this concept works for this film. The way they killed themselves looks pretty silly by using plastic suffocation, but apparently this is the only way to see your loved ones. The resurrection part also looks pretty silly. The best part of this film is actually when we see the characters crossing over to the other side, at least some scenes with a masked figure looking like the Grim Reaper have a small portion of fun horror scenes. What about the acting? In general pretty boring performances, where actress Jessica Otoole gives the only descent acting performance. I have to be honest this is not a good horror film. There is an interesting idea of ressurection and with a stronger plot it could have worked. Director Becca Hirani made a better impact on me with her acting in the independent horror movie The Loch Ness Horror than this film. Pet Graveyard is not completely terrible but extremely boring.

Rating: DD

Dangerous Animals

If there is one category of films that can be very divided it is serial killer films. Usually you find most serial killer motion pictures somewhere between psychological thrillers or as a horror film. Trust me when i say this, over the years i have seen many different constellations of serial killers in different films that i remember specific titles for different reasons. For example we have classics such the 1980 American psychological slasher film Maniac, and if we stay in the 80´s for a moment you also have the 1987 psychological thriller The Stepfather with a brilliant performance by actor Terry O´ Quinn as the very disturbed serial killer Jerry Blake. Both of these films are worth checking out on physical media if you have not seen them. Of course i should mention the 1995 classic crime thriller Seven from director David Fincher, that includes one of the best acting performances i have seen from actor Brad Pitt. One of my personal favourite serial killer films of all time is without a doubt the American satirical black comedy horror film American Psycho from director Mary Harron. Released in the year 2000 this is today considered to be a cult classic. This film is based on the 1991 novel American Psycho by author Bret Easton Ellis ( which i have been planning to read, hopefully at some point ) and tells the story of Patrick Bateman ( played brilliant by actor Christian Bale ), a very intensive New York City investment banker who lives a double life as a serial killer. What makes American Psycho such a unique film experience is not only the insane acting performance by Christian Bale, the dark almost satirical twists gives this film a completely different approach than any other serial killer film from the past. American Psycho almost feel like a deeply disturbed comic book in certain scenes and director Mary Harron cleverly use all the right strings to make a powerful impact. Definetely a must watch if you love a uniqe film experience. I have been reading some positive reviews online for a while about an Australian survival horror film called Dangerous Animals, that includes a serial killer. I decided to rent this film on digital to see if i would agree with other film critics. Is this one of the films that you should add to your watch list or is this film not as good as i was hoping it would be?

Tourists Greg ( Liam Greinke ) and Heather ( Ella Newton ) visit Tucker´s Experience, a shark cage attraction run by the eccentric boat captain Tucker ( Jai Courtney ).While riding out into the ocean, Tucker remarks on how he survived a shark attack as a child. After the two participate in a cage dive, Tucker suddenly kill Greg and abduct Heather. At the Gold Coast, American drifter Zephyr ( Hassie Harrison ) reluctantly helps real estate agent Moses start his car. They end up spending the night together having sex. Moses hopes they might turn this into a romantic relationship, but Zephyr drives away to surf at the beach. Here she meets Tucker at the parking lot, who later abduct her to his boat. It is on this boat Tucker prepare a special video show that he films on VHS.

Since we get at least a couple of serial killer films released every year, you know most of them will most likely tell very traditional stories that we have seen many times before. Thankfully, this film takes a completely turn in this specific genre. What makes Dangerous Animals different is that this serial killer use sharks to torture and murder his kidnapped victims. I could be wrong, but i have never seen this combination in a serial killer horror film before. Why is this a important detail? To be completely honest we have not had many attempts to do something different in this specific genre and i welcome any kind of new ideas. The plot itself is very simple and this actually works with the sharks included. Let us get into the characters and i think it is fair to say that actor Jai Courtney ( who plays Captain Boomerang in The Suicide Squad, worth checking out ) as the serial killer Tucker steals the show of this film. He brings a really wild acting performance as this deeply disturbing man with different personalities, It is interesting to see the character Tucker loose control at certain moments, this is where you see he can´t control his emotions as if his eyes almost turns completely black of anger. Jai Courtney really capture the several layers of the behavior of a serial killer. Actress Hassie Harrison ( who i recognize from TV series Yellowstone ) deliver a strong performance as the character Zephyr, a young woman who have experienced a rough past. I really appreciate that we get to know her character on a deeper level, why she prefer being by herself. The horror scenes in general are effective and this film does show the playfull mindset of how a serial killer might behave in different situations. Director Sean Byrne continue to impress me after making the brilliant horror film The Devil´s Candy and i would say Dangerous Animals proves that he knows how to tell powerful stories. I personally enjoy his previous film The Devil´s Candy a little bit more than Dangerous Animals, but i still highly recommend this one. Who would have known a serial killer and sharks would match as good as it does in a film such as this? Life is sometimes full of surprises.

Rating: DDD

Marshmallow

Summer Camp, some of you might have experienced it in your childhood while some of you didn´t ( it´s ok if you never experienced it ). I did go to one summer camp at the age of 12 in 1989 in my hometown Uddevalla. This summer camp took place at a cabin camp location outside of Unda ( the name of the sea area ). The cabin camp was inside a forest area so if we wanted to go to the ocean for water activities we had to walk by foot. I remember we tried going out in a canoe each in the ocean while we didn´t have any big waves, it went pretty good. I also remember one day the summer camp arranged so we could go out on a large fishing boat, just to see how the fisherman worked and they let us try fishing. This summer camp back in the summer of 1989 was actually pretty fun, plus it was here i fell in love for the very first time in a girl named Linda ( also 12 years old at that time ). We were friends during summer camp but i never told her how i felt. I was really shy at this age so i was terrible at communicating with girls. Anyway, i had a good time at this summer camp and i hope many children worldwide enjoy their summer camp visit as well. Speaking of summer camp there are a lot of movies that takes place at a summer camp. For example you have classic comedy films such as Ernest Goes To Camp and Meatballs ( with a young Bill Murray ). Of course you have a lot of slasher horror films taking place at a summer camp. One classic slasher horror film i reccomend is the 1981 horror film The Burning from director Tony Maylam ( who also directed the 1992 classic Split Second with Rutger Hauer ). The Burning is a very traditional 80´s slasher horror film with fun practical make up effects and i like that the murder weapon is a garden shears. If you want to watch The Burning i highly recommend the Arrow Video blu ray release of this film. Early this year i read online about a summer camp horror film called Marshmallow that had a cool movie poster design. I am always open to check out horror films that looks inspired by the 80´s. Is this a must watch this autumn or will Marshmallow most likely be forgetten?

Morgan ( Kue Lawrence ) is travelling to his very first summer camp known as Camp Almar. Morgan get a rough start by the bully CJ ( Sutton Johnston ) while trying to fit in with other children. But as the days go by, Morgan is about to discover a secret in one of the cabins at night that will change everything.

I think it is fair to say that this film Marshmallow is clearly inspired by Netfllx TV series Stranger  Things, you can tell by the style of this film and especially the 80´s influenced music score. The cabin summer camp location is perfect for a horror film in this genre.  It is old school summer camp where children and teenagers are meant to be activated. Swim in the lake, play different sport activities or even read books. There is no TV set or any computers, mobile phones are locked inside by the summer camp leaders. At first this seems to be a pretty normal standard teen horror film ( that´s still good thankfully ), but the biggest surprise is where the film takes us towards the end. I did not predict that ending so im happy they decideed to do something different than i expected. The children cast gives solid performances in this film, especially lead actor Kue Lawrence playing the charactor Morgan. I think a lot of children can relate to this character being a bully victim, and there is especially one scene by the lake where it´s difficult not feeling sorry for him. Thankfully he get along really well with a kid known as Dirk ( played by actor Max Malas ). Of the adult actors i enjoyed the performance of actors Giorgia Whigham, Pierson Fode and Paul Soter ( yes the actor who played the character Foster in both films of Super Troopers, worth a watch if you love comedy films ). The strength of Marshmallow really comes towards the final 45 minutes of this film, when the horror elements finally finds it´s rightful place. I mentioned Stranger Things earlier and i really appreciate that director Daniel DelPurgatorio tries to keep the spirit of 80s horror alive in a modern film. The plot is told in a very simple way, just like a lot films from the 80´s. To be completely honest i don´t see any point mentioning any flaws with this movie. Marshmallow gives a nice nostalgic throwback to my childhood and i would recommend  this film, especially for old school horror fans.

Rating: DDD

Home Sweet Home: Rebirth

Back in the late 90´s i used to play a lot of PlayStation games. On certain weekends i would visit my gaming school friend Anders who owned a lot of video games with his brother Dennis on Super Nintendo, Sega Megadrive and especially PlayStation 1. This is the same Anders i mentioned in reviews in the past who ordered uncut VHS films from the UK. Anyway, since Anders bought a lot of video games on PlayStation i could just borrow some titles from him instead of buying new releases. I did buy about 20 PlayStation games, but compared to Anders i didn´t have a library of titles. I would guess he probably owned about 300 PlayStation games so i did enjoy trying a lot of titles. Of the games that i personally owned i especially had 4 favourite games and those titles are Tenchu - Stealth Assassins, Medal Of Honor, MediEvil and Syphon Filter. Let´s talk about Syphon Filter for a moment and why this was a cool game in the year of 1999. This is a third-person shooter video game where you play as special agent Gabriel. He is on a mission to apprehend a German international terrorist. What made this video game enjoyable was how effective the gameplay was while you were taking down criminals at different locations, and i have to mention how smooth it was to reload your weapons in gun battles. The game graphics of Syphon Filter may look old today compared to modern games but i still think this is a cool nostalgic video game. Speaking of video games there are a lot of video games turned into live action adaptations in Hollywood. We have several Mortal Kombat films ( the latest Mortal Kombat film is coming out this year on October 24 ) and you have classics such as the 1994 martial art action film Street Fighter, wich was legendary actor Raul Julia´s final acting performance. One film adaptation based on a video game i recently discovered is a horror film called Home Sweet Home: Rebirth. Based on the 2017 Thai video game ( a game i have not tried so far ) i was curious to see if this might be something i may appreciate. Is this a good choice to watch this autumn during a rainy day or is Home Sweet Home: Rebirth not worth your precious time at all?

Jake ( William Moseley ), a dedicated police officer, travel to Bangkok, Thailand, to enjoy a vacation with his wife, Prang ( Urassaya Sperbund ), and their young daughter, Loo ( Akeira Hadden ). Jake have a hard time letting go off work which his wife doesn´t appreciate. While visiting a shopping mall this trip takes a horrifying turn when a mass shooting erupts at this shopping mall. Jake confronts the shooter, Mek ( Michele Morrone ), who cryptically refers Jake as "The Keeper" before triggering an explosion that kills them both. Jake awakens in "The Hinderance", a purgatorial realm between life and death. Here, he encounters Chan ( Alexander Lee, a novice monk who reveals that Jake´s death was a part of a ritual to open the Gates of Hell. Chan explains that Jake is the prophesied "Keeper" destined to prevent the Apocalypse.

Since i never played the video game this film is based on i will give you my personal opinion about this film from my own perspective. The first thing that came to my mind while watching Home Sweet Home: Rebirth is that i could feel influences from the classic video game franchise known as Resident Evil. Obviously this is not a similar story or have any characters that are the same as in Resident Evil, but there are some horrror scenes where you get a sense that they may have been inspired by the classic horror video game franchise. For example in some scenes with actor William Moseley´s character Jake he tries to kill a possessed looking woman who still attacks no matter how many times his bullets enter her body, and we have seen something similar in Resident Evil games. Im ok with this since i feel a lot of horror films are inspired by many classic horror films or comic books as well. As a horror film in general i did find myself enjoying this film, especially for the apocalyptic approach with plenty of action scenes in general. If you remember the 2015 action thriller No Escape with Owen Wilson protecting his family in Thailand, Home Sweet Home: Rebirth have a similar plot with supernatural horror influences instead. One detail i really appreciate with this film is how they tell a part of the story in  "The Hindrance", the spiritual world of the dead. This is where we see demons, monsters and understand how this other side of the world works. I do like the chemistry between actors William Moseley and Alexander Lee in the spiritual world. Anything negative to say? There are some terrible acting performances from certain characters and some CGI effects are a bit cheesy, but if you can accept these things and just enjoy this film as simple apocalyptic horror film, you might actually enjoy this one. Directors Steffen Hacker and Alexander Kiesl have made a film that clearly feels like a throwback to demonic horror action films of the 90´s and i appreciate their effort. I welcome this genre with open arms, sometimes it´s nice seeing a film that don´t care about what´s trending on social media.

Rating: DDD