Horror
Horror
R | 27 May 2003 (USA)
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This visually arresting chiller concerns a group of runaway teens that escape from a drug rehab and encounter demonic forces in a rural farmhouse.

Reviews
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Majorthebys Charming and brutal
Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
bk913 I'm no horror connoisseur but I've seen a lot from all kinds of time periods and genres. This one is just a head shaker. Soooo much wrong with it. The story and the plot do not make sense. And if the ending is trying to make you go "oh NOW I understand!" it doesn't work! Someone criticized the acting. I actually thought it was pretty decent. I mean when you have a REALLY weak script and even weaker dialogue as an actor what are you going to do (besides not take the role ;) ) ? I really could go on and on about how many flaws there were - so many big and little things including the gun shot sounds, the moments when you were suppose to be afraid, the motivation of the characters, the anti-climactic end of each of the characters, the horrible horrible dialogue that seems like it was just slapped together at the last minute. But anyway, I didn't give it a one star because the special effects were generally good (except for the pumpkin heads... but then again, there's only so much you can do when the script calls for "diabolical pumpkin heads" or whatever) and I did really love The Amazing Kreskin.
Falconeer First off, I am a fan of Dante Tomaselli's work, ever since seeing the creepy and bizarre "Desecration," with it's disturbing visuals and obscure dark/erotic overtones. (A film featuring zombie nuns from Hell cannot fail IMO.) His other film, "Satan's Playground" I liked immensely as well, and found it a fun, atmospheric classic of low budget horror. So what happened here, i wonder? "Horror" is a disaster, and seems like it might have been his first film. While the eye catching cinematography is there, the style, the weird atmosphere etc, this one is sabotaged by the most laughable makeup effects since Ed Wood was making films. The "ghouls" here look like the kids on Halloween after being made up by their mothers with food coloring and cookie dough! Props meant to be scary look like plastic decorations you would find on any suburban front yard around the holidays. None of the "actors" could land a part as a bush in a high school play, and Kreskin is more zombie-like than the laughable zombies who appear halfway through the film (for no reason whatsoever.) What a wasted opportunity, as there are good things about this film, like the beautiful cinematography, the seeds of a fascinating story, and an ending that is actually the best thing about the whole thing. I like actor Danny Lopes, who appears in all of Tomaselli's films so far. He was good as the teen loner in Desecration, and believable as the autistic boy in 'Satan's Playground," and has a definite screen presence. "Horror" also suffers from going the sellout route of using the tired "teens in a haunted house" setup. A few good scenes drown in a sea of underwhelming tripe, "Horror" is perhaps the only film in history where the most interesting character was a billie goat...
danthewrestlingmanorigin Dante Tomaselli's Horror is an unbelievable achievement. The man has an eye for the surreal, and creepy, as Horror features some of the coolest shots since the original Suspiria. Renowned real life hypnotist The amazing Kreskin does a surprisingly good job, and if you believe the gentleman, the actors were actually under his hypnotic influence during his scenes. Also this film delivers arguably the greatest animal performance of all time, from the goat type creature on the box. The eyes on that animal, are creepy as hell. Horror is a difficult film to summarize, but if you enjoy the works of Dario Argento, and David Lynch, I think you will definitely enjoy this. Current up and coming scream queen Raine Brown makes her first major horror appearance in this, and Felissa Rose of Sleepaway Camp fame also has a cameo.
HumanoidOfFlesh "Horror" by Dante Tomaselli is far from being a perfect film.The acting is sometimes amateurish and there is not enough gore for my liking,but it certainly provides plenty of eerie atmosphere.Watching "Horror" reminded me of an acid trip.The film is wonderfully surreal and the atmosphere of dread and fear is well captured.It includes occult overtones,stoned teens,demonic possession,zombies,cultists and a creepy black goat.The story of "Horror" is non-linear and may be confusing for some viewers,but we are watching a dream with no coherent plot.Overall,I enjoyed this little horror flick and you should too,if you like weird and surreal horror cinema.8 out of 10.