Goblin (TV 2010)

Every Halloween, a small hamlet in the deep woods is visited by a fierce goblin, intent on capturing infants and brutally murdering anyone in its path.

Director:

Jeffery Scott Lando

Writer:

Raul Inglis

Stars:

Gil Bellows, Tracy Spiridakos, Camille Sullivan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gil Bellows	...	Neil Perkins
Tracy Spiridakos	...	Nikki Perkins
Camille Sullivan	...	Kate Perkins
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Charlie
Reilly Dolman	...	Kyle
Andrew Wheeler	...	Sheriff Milgreen
Colin Cunningham	...	Owen
Erin Boyes	...	Cammy
Jordan Moore	...	Nathan Perkins
Brett Dier	...	Matt
Chilton Crane	...	Bea Milgreen
Kathleen Duborg	...	Judge's Wife
Elizabeth Weinstein	...	Peasant Woman
Brendan Beiser	...	Deputy Perry
Glenn Ennis	...	Husband

Storyline

On 31 October 1831, in the Hollow Glen village, the locals sacrifice what they consider "unclean" in a bonfire to protect their village. When they throw a deformed baby in the bonfire, his mother, who is a witch, curses the babies of the dwellers and creates an evil creature from the bones of her son to take their souls in the Halloween. The story of the Goblin becomes a legend. In the present days, Neil Perkins travels with his second wife Kate; his rebel teenage daughter Nikki; his baby son Nathan and Nikki's best friend Cammy to an isolated cabin in Hollow Glen expecting to start a business with his partner Owen. The family is warned to leave the village before the Halloween by the drunkard Charlie, but they do not give credit to his words. On 31 October, Neil, Kate and Owen have a meeting with Sheriff Milgreen and they leave Nathan with Nikki and Cammy. The two girls are visited by three friends and Nikki leaves Nathan alone for less than one minute. When she returns, the baby is ...

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Dämon

Filming Locations:

Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syfy, Reel One Pictures, Cinetel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The home in which Nikki, Neil, Kate and Cammy stay in is the same building that Sam Uley from the Twilight movies lives in.

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Quotes

Cammy: I'm good at finding wood.

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Connections

Spoofs Halloween (1978)

User Reviews

This goblin crushes skulls and snatches babies...

Typical of the entries in the Sci-Fi scheme of things is this tale of an ancient curse being perpetuated on a small town where danger lurks in the woods whenever Halloween approaches.

GIL BELLOWS is the father who takes his family to a rustic cabin for a vacation, accompanied by a teen-aged daughter (TRACY SPIRIDAKOS) and her giggling friend (CAMILLE SULLIVAN), along with wife and baby. He meets a few of the townspeople and we're aware that something is out of kilter--there's a secret being held behind closed doors and we know the family is in immediate danger.

That's the set-up, accompanied by lots of exposition about witches and an ancient curse involving human sacrifice, with the story set just before and during another Halloween. Actually, the script is fairly good at developing the characters (for a change), the photography is very striking, and the acting on a generally higher level than you'd expect in this sort of horror film. There's some bloody gore to satisfy fans who crave the sight of injuries inflicted on innocent victims.

The goblin creature itself is kept shrouded in a dark cloak most of the time and when revealed is a pretty frightening sight, with all due respect to CGI effects. The music is creepy and the atmosphere of dread takes on a stronger feel for the last part of the story, which takes a little too long to set up the whole thing.

After a dull beginning, not too bad but could have been more tightly paced.