In a cleverly crafted blend of desaturated period piece horror and gore-infused 80's creature movies, The Cursed cuts to the quick with tension and drama which it delivers on often enough to keep the blood flowing.
When town leaders make dark choices, the land finds itself embroiled in danger from a fanged stalker-a curse, which mystifies everyone but the roaming "pathologist", who slowly unravels the clues over the course of this bloody, dark and foggy walk in the woods.
Reminiscent of the 80's noir monster jaunts, where a hulking shadow lurks in sufficient darkness to obscure the low budget, this tightly finished little flick makes the best of its run time by using sound, atmosphere and well placed creature appearances to ratchet up the suspense and dread. It has a few gut-wrenching moments that aren't easy to watch, and a few homages to movies you seen before.
I was reminded of Black Death at times (minus Eddie Redmayne's superb performance), the Howling at other times and more than a few scenes left me thinking that The Village went down this path without delivering on the scares or the horror this movie brings.
Well worth the price for any horror fan, though maybe not a film for the faint of heart.
When town leaders make dark choices, the land finds itself embroiled in danger from a fanged stalker-a curse, which mystifies everyone but the roaming "pathologist", who slowly unravels the clues over the course of this bloody, dark and foggy walk in the woods.
Reminiscent of the 80's noir monster jaunts, where a hulking shadow lurks in sufficient darkness to obscure the low budget, this tightly finished little flick makes the best of its run time by using sound, atmosphere and well placed creature appearances to ratchet up the suspense and dread. It has a few gut-wrenching moments that aren't easy to watch, and a few homages to movies you seen before.
I was reminded of Black Death at times (minus Eddie Redmayne's superb performance), the Howling at other times and more than a few scenes left me thinking that The Village went down this path without delivering on the scares or the horror this movie brings.
Well worth the price for any horror fan, though maybe not a film for the faint of heart.