Horror (2002)

This visually arresting chiller concerns a group of runaway teens that escape from a drug rehab and encounter demonic forces in a rural farmhouse.

Director:

Dante Tomaselli

Writer:

Dante Tomaselli

Stars:

Kreskin, Lizzy Mahon, Danny Lopes

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Cast

Credited cast:
Kreskin	...	Reverend Salo
Lizzy Mahon	...	Grace Salo
Danny Lopes	...	Luck
Vincent Lamberti	...	Reverend Salo Jr.
Christie Sanford	...	Mrs. Salo
Jessica Pagan	...	Marisa
Raine Brown	...	Amanda
Kevin Kenny	...	Kevin
Chris Farabaugh	...	Fred
Felissa Rose	...	Art Therapist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erin Andre	...	Zombie / Church Goer
Rick Norberg	...	Churchgoer / Zombie

Storyline

Writer/Director Dante Tomaselli merges two disturbing story lines into this visually arresting chiller. The first involves a band of five teens that escape from a drug rehabilitation center to cash in on a questionable promise of salvation from the psychopathic Reverend Salo Jr.. Leader of the pack Luck, fueled on major hallucinogens, transports the gang to the reverend's isolated house where the basis of the second plot has been set simultaneously. Here lives Grace, Salo Jr.'s daughter, whom he and his equally bizarre wife have enslaved through enforced drug addiction and psychic brainwashing. Grace's only salvation appears to be by the guidance of her paternal grandfather Reverend Salo Sr.. But this hope is quickly jeopardized when it becomes revealed that his comforting visitations may be being made from beyond the grave. Regardless, it is through Grace's visions involving him that she learns of her parent's demonic pastimes, which include abduction, murder, and possibly worse. ...

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Plot Keywords:

reverend | drugs | drug rehab | murder | damnation | 

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Taglines:

Expect nothing less than sheer... Horror

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

horrorthemovie.com [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[last line]
Luck: I didn't mean it.

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Connections

References Sleepaway Camp (1983)

User Reviews

Horror by name, horrible by nature.

After this film's godawful, multi-coloured opening credits I really didn't think that matters could get much worse, but they do: Dante Tomaselli's Horror is quite possibly the most incoherent piece of garbage I have ever seen, the story veering erratically from one scene to another with absolutely no attempt at narrative cohesion, the acting uniformly terrible, and the 'special effects' laughable. I have a pretty high tolerance for bad movies, but Horror had my finger hovering over the off button more than most.

To give you an idea of how bad this film is, a goat gives by far the best performance in the film, and probably would have done a better job at directing had it been given the chance. There's a moment when a guy turns blue with cold—I've seen better face painting at a kid's party. To be honest, I didn't understand what the hell what going on, but I really didn't care enough to try.

If you're determined to give this film a go, I suggest trying my drinking game to help make the experience a little less painful: take a shot every time the goat appears and whenever a door swings shut by itself, but don't be surprised that, even when totally s**t-faced, this film proves to be a complete and utter bore.