The Slaughter (2006)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Jay Lee

Writer:

Jay Lee (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Welcome Home.

Plot:

When six college students take a job cleaning up an abandoned house their plans to work hard by day and play hard by night are interrupted when they awake an ancient evil demon.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Jessica Custodio	...	Dana (as Jessica Ellis)
Zak Kilberg	...	Iggy
Terry Erioski	...	Tyler
Laura Bach	...	Heather (as Laura Stein)
Travis Wood	...	Brandon
Jen Alex Gonzalez	...	Alexandra
Brad Milne	...	Carl Stevens
Billy Beck	...	Razz
Adriana Esquivel	...	She Demon
Carmit Levité	...	Julia Carter
Cheyenne Ault	...	Denise Carter
Eva Derrek	...	Madam Izriah
Penny Drake	...	Madame Eliza
Elana Schwarzman	...	Witch (as Elana Blank)
Jessica Elder	...	Witch

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

Greece:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Production Headquarters

Quotes:

Iggy: Zombie! Carl's a zombie. No longer a soulless, mindless, walking-dead corporate zombie, but a real zombie.

Movie Connections:

References The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

Enjoyable No-Budget Horror...

I found "The Slaughter" to be an enjoyable viewing, and eons ahead of it's contemporaries... In an ocean of independent (no-budget) horror films, very few shells wash ashore that are worth picking up, but this one worked for me on a few different levels. The story, although we've seen it before, never seems to take itself too serious, which is so important when it comes to these type of films. I've watched far too many (no-budget) horror films that want to be smarter then it's audience, and it has yet to be proved successful... The acting appears to be much stronger then you will normally find in the (no-budget) genre, which always helps to sell the drama. And lastly, they really seem to have taken the time and effort to produce some quality makeup effects, which is almost NEVER seen in these type of films... On the down-side, the film could have done without some of the cheesy visual effects, which hampered the over-all value of the film. (The ghost hands coming out of the floor seemed quite laughable when it shouldn't have, and some of the fat could have been trimmed off the story...) BUT... All in all, "The Slaughter" was an enjoyable effort and worth a viewing for anyone looking for a bit more out of the (no-budget) horror genre.