2000 Directed by Sal Ciavarello
Three young women Sarah, Ellie & Angie go on a weekend getaway in a small cabin in the woods. Angie is focused on her future of becoming a writer and solving the bizaare death of her grandfather who was believed to have documented evidence on satanic cults and their evil rituals. That same night their weekend turns into a chilling nightmare of survival as a local satanist unleashes unspeakable horror.
USA
USA
Three young women on getaway are stalked by a satanist in an upstate New York cabin on a snowy night. One whose grandfather was murdered years prior under suspicious circumstances might hold the key...
Low budget creeper with dry atmospherics reminiscent of Dante Tomaselli and Larry Fessenden when not belabored by weighty topics like theology and the nature of existence. All three seem unnaturally invested in deep philosophical conversations, even after the satanic shit hits the fan. A bit too much and too often like a personal manifesto of writer/director Sal Ciavarello that overpowers the story and its characters.
Regardless the actresses handle the material well as cold dread settles over everything. Some silly techno soundtrack strands and muffled dialogue clearly mark it as a product of its Y2K era. Would've been stronger without so much angsty mumbo-jumbo. Watched via Profound Images's DVD.
I love finding indi films like this. Filmed on video, I would not be surprised to hear that producers were smashing piggy banks to satisfy some bills.
The film plays out like a it would be a great stage play. With three ladies going out to a cabin in the middle of nowhere to drink and get away from it all. One wannabe writer is researching her late grandfather’s murder who she believes was getting close to outing a satanic cult. When one of the lady’s drunk dials a suspect in the case, the three of them become stalked by a probable murderer.
The performances are fairly good, especially considering that they probably didn’t take as many takes or reshoots…
