The 8th Plague (2006)

Director:

Franklin Guerrero Jr.

Writers:

Eric Williford (story) and
Franklin Guerrero Jr. (story) ...

Release Date:

10 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

The Writing is on the Wall...

Plot:

The 8th Plague is the story of a woman named Launa who is investigating the disappearance of her sister...

Plot Keywords:

Missing Sister | Investigation | Number In Title

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

DJ Perry	...	Mason
Leslie Ann Valenza	...	Launa
Terry Jernigan	...	Buck
Charles Edwin Powell	...	Curtis
Nitin Adsul	...	Kadulva
Hollis McLachlan	...	Crystal (as Hollis Zemany)
Jonathan Rockett	...	Gavin
Laura Chaves	...	Nikki
Paul Bugelski	...	Stiver
Syn DeVil	...	Deanne
Bryant Sullivan	...	Possessed Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Baish	...	Demon in woods
Elizabeth Buchanan	...	Katy
Erik Fones	...	Groundskeeper
Carl Robert Norton	...	Demon

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (hd)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Lorton, Virginia, USA

Company:

Two for Flinching Productions LLC

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Throughout the movie, Launas watch is on her left hand. The watch mysteriously switches (briefly) to her right hand as she is climbing the last set of stairs looking for the sheriff (Buck). When she reaches to top of the stairs, the watch switches back to her left hand.

Soundtrack:

Grays

This movie made me a little ill... which is a good thing

My boyfriend likes watching horror movies, and I've kind of got sucked into them as of late. We just checked this one out, and it made enough of an impression on me to comment on it. It's about this girl, Launa that goes off to look for her little sister and ends up at a creepy old (haunted?) prison.

First off - The acting. A few surprisingly good performances compared to most of the horror movies on this level. A few sketchy performances too, but overall not bad.

The look - Again, I'm basing this on similarly budgeted movies (there's more than you think out there). The look of the movie was very unique and impressive. I found myself even saying "wow, cool shot" from time to time. Beautiful colors and vistas... not to mention the main guy wasn't too hard on the eyes. There were a few moments of dodgy camera-work though, but the good definitely out-weighed the bad.

The scare factor - I was pleased with the tension and dread they built into the movie. I even jumped a few times. It dragged in the beginning of the movie, but once they get to the prison they catch their wind.

The sound - Very sparse. Perhaps too sparse at times. A lot of the music was very odd, but I think it worked for the most part. It was a lot of synth music, however it wasn't done in the typical cheesy horror score kind of way. The feel of it was definitely electric synth that came across oddly organic. I liked that they didn't throw in a bunch of rock music and try to call it a score. The rock music they did have was very nice.

The gore - I think this is where a lot of the big positive marks come in. The gore was disgusting and plentiful. I do love when a movie has fun gore like this, even if I can't watch it all the time. We had a good time getting grossed out by guts splattering on the ground and girls crawling through pools of blood riddled with chunks of human flesh. Very nice! This is not the most memorable movie, nor is it the most original, but it's definitely worth a look.