Totem (Video 1999)

Six people find themselves inexplicably transported to a remote cabin that is surrounded by an invisible barrier. In a nearby graveyard, they discover an ancient, carved stone monument that... See full summary »

Director:

David DeCoteau

Writers:

Charles Band (story), Benjamin Carr

Stars:

Jason Faunt, Marissa Tait, Eric W. Edwards

Cast

Cast overview:
Jason Faunt	...	Paul Maglia
Marissa Tait	...	Alma Groves
Eric W. Edwards	...	Leonard McKinney
Sacha Spencer	...	Roz
Tyler Anderson	...	Robert Cole
Alicia Lagano	...	Tina Gray

Storyline

Six people find themselves inexplicably transported to a remote cabin that is surrounded by an invisible barrier. In a nearby graveyard, they discover an ancient, carved stone monument that they dub a "totem pole." Soon, they find themselves trapped in a murderous plot by malevolent forces that can control and manipulate their actions with the ultimate goal being to unleash three demonic entities from the monument.

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Plot Keywords:

graveyard | totem | living totem | forcefield | mini monsters | 

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Taglines:

The Shape of Nightmares to Come...

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for pervasive language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Totem maldito

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into When Puppets and Dolls Attack! (2004)

User Reviews

What can you expect???

Charles Band, of course.

I found this cheesy direct to video effort under the "Totem Asesino" (translated to English is "Killer Totme"). As the title suggested, I expected a B-cheesy flick with some involuntary humor and unintentionally funny situations.

Well, I got exactly what I expected. The plot is non sense and deals with six teens (only one attractive blonde girl), who find themselves trapped in a cabin a la "Evil Dead" just to be killed (?) by an evil force commanded by a Totem.

Well, the Totem eventually makes an appearance as a cheesy horrible monster but that's another story.

This movie provides the usual Full Moon cheese plus some minimal but decent gore and horrible acting so, if you are into Full Moon you could enjoy it.

If you are not in the mood for typical Full Moon entertainment you will likely hate this movie. I'm like to suffer and that's why I rented this one a few years ago. I guess I should rent in other places other than Blockbuster...