Synopsis
Evil tales have their roots.
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
2020 Directed by Mark Tonderai
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
Is it really that horrifying up there in the Appalachians that multiple directors based their horror films off of there? Spell is a horror-thriller film about a man who got separated from his family after a plane crash in Appalachia and held captive by a Hoodoo witch. The film felt like a more gore remake of Misery (1990) with a black cast and it’s disheartening to see that the cast were put into a formulaic, run-of-the-mill Appalachian horror, as I think that they deserved better. It attempted to make a commentary of some sorts that money can’t buy anything, but it wasn’t expanded further and all we get is the typical, overused horror tropes. While the cinematography and music score…
„The Skeleton Key“ meets „The Texas Chainsaw Massacre“ and „Misery“
Besides the quite interesting setting and story background, there’s not much else; the dialogue felt forced and implausible, the performances were mostly unconvincing, and story itself was too predictable overall.
Easily skippable.
Belief horror reminiscent of the defining “I DON’T BELIEVE!” Skeleton Key (2005) showdown - an entire film with the feeling of that scene.
Stuff on this spectrum is real and it’s shocking how many people find this and similar film genres not valid or threatening
"I put cha up, I put cha down, I put cha sideways and I spin ya round"
A big city lawyer takes his family to the Appalachian mountains for a funeral but go down in a storm. He wakes up in the home of an elderly couple that practices Hoodoo. Shit hits the fans and this turns into a Hoodoo version of Misery.
Omarion Hardwick is solid as usual but Loretta Devine is the standout here as the backwoods Hoodoo priestess. There's a quick scene involving goat eyeballs that's crazy and there's a bit with a large nail that's cringe inducing.
Also the killer doll lover in me wanted the creepy ass boogity doll to get up and start running around stabbing ppl!
Glad I watched this as its nowhere near as bad as everyone keeps saying it is. I was happy to see another horror film featuring a a predominately black cast! Solid flick man!
As of now the only compliment I can come up with is ‘at least it wasn’t Antebellum’. White people, STOP WRITING BLACK HORROR. YOU FUCKING SUCK AT IT GODDAMN IT.
Marquis T. Woods (Omari Hardwick) a prosperous big city lawyer decides to pilot his family deep into the Appalachian mountains to attend the funeral of his late father.
They go down in a storm and Marquis awakes injured but still lucid in the care of elderly locals Eloise (Loretta Devine) and her husband Earl (John Beasley).
Desperate to find out the fate of his family it quickly dawns on Marquis that he's not so much in their care and more being held hostage as they insist he stays put and rests up whether he wants to or not.
A hazy horror movie from director Mark Tonderai has some impressive camera work - specifically when Marquis navigates outdoor rooftops in the…
Versi lain dari Misery dengan bubuhan sekte sesat. Tidak ada element of surprise yang spesial. Tidak terlalu fresh. I just can't find something special about this movie.....
Bercerita tentang Marq seorang pengusaha sukses yang membawa keluarganya dengan pesawat pribadi ke kampung halamannya karena Ayahnya dikabarkan telah tiada. Ditengah jalan mereka dihadang badai dan ya, you know what will happen.
“Sometimes that jungle comes back to find you, no matter what boardingroom you're hiding in”
I always appreciate when voodoo films are made that don't completely suck. Omari Hardwick is good and should be in more horror films
This movie recalls my memory about 2000's horror, such a nostalgia moment. I really enjoyed this one. It works on me like Skeleton Key did but not close enough. Surely this one is an easy horror flick but if you are fan of voodoo things you might like it. The last time I watched Skeleton Key kind of thing was Jaga Pocong
Not a bad little thriller but felt more like an episode of the Twilight Zone. It was very modest and quickly cut to its bonkers chase. Silliness then ensues until a rather predictable and underwhelming climax. Plot holes aplenty as was the ridiculousness of the concept. Though there were some pleasingly unpleasant and uncomfortable scenes with some decent practical effects so not a complete waste.
Tiene todos los elementos para haber sido una película súper entretenida y aterradora pero se siente tan repetitiva que termina aburriendo.
La temática es interesante, nada novedosa, pero siempre atractiva. Está bien desarrollada la historia, algo predecible. Buenas actuaciones en general.
É um clichê atrás do outro. O bom clímax até tenta salvar do completo desastre, mas algum estrago já foi feito.
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