Scream of the Banshee (TV 2011)

An archeology professor unearths a dangerous artifact, unwittingly releasing a creature that is able to kill with the power of its bone-splitting scream.

Director:

Steven C. Miller

Writers:

Anthony C. Ferrante, Anthony C. Ferrante (story),

Stars:

Eric F. Adams, Marcelle Baer, Edrick Browne

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric F. Adams	...	Samuel Page
Marcelle Baer	...	Shayla Whelan
Edrick Browne	...	Officer Sioux
Leanne Cochran	...	Janie
Thomas C. Daniel	...	Young Duncan
Todd Haberkorn	...	Otto
Lance Henriksen	...	Broderick Duncan
Garrett Hines	...	Kurtis
Lauren Holly	...	Professor Isla Whelan
Kayden Kessler	...	Jenko Rodriguez
Don Lincoln	...	Detective
Kim Ormiston	...	The Banshee / Woman in the Red Cape
Misty Ormiston	...	Old Hag - Banshee

Storyline

In 1188 A.D., in Limerick, Ireland, Templar Knights chase a creature through the woods and trap her head in a box. In the present day Professor Isla Whelan and her two assistants are researching and labeling historical artifacts in the basement of the university where she works and they find an Irish glove and map with the name Duncan. Isla's estranged daughter Shayla Whelan finds a hidden space behind a wall with a box with the severed head, but they believe that it belongs to deformed person or an animal. Out of the blue, the head screams and they all bleed through the ears. They learn soon that the head is from a Banshee and in accordance with the mythology they are doomed to die. Their only hope is to find the lunatic and discredited Professor Broderick Duncan, whose expertise is in the feminine spirit in Irish mythology.

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Plot Keywords:

knight | banshee | camera | sex scene | red cape | 

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Taglines:

She hasn't been out for a thousand years.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence and brief sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Serbian

Release Date:

26 March 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

I kravgi tou thanatou

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Dark Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Duncan answers the Iphone in the mansion, the voice from the professor sounds as if she is just right next to him.

User Reviews

Another one

I almost rated this lower because Afterdark should know better - films like "Crazy Eights" were inexcusable in their second year, and in their fifth, here's another film entirely as cliché and uninspired as any of those big-budget "horror" films regurgitated into cinemas in the last few years.

Actually, whereas many "Ring" clones feature mysterious deaths before the protagonist starts investigating, this time the characters are investigating weird happenings before they know anyone's dead.

And also the film focuses on several characters, not just the protagonist and love interest, the main threat is represented with practical effects rather than CGI, thankfully, and, um... oh, they're investigating exactly where the banshee came from instead of trying to determine why this creature exists, and...

Actually, that's probably every difference between this and your average "Ring" clone. Not that bad, albeit definitely not scary and very disappointing for a film that's supposedly horror festival material.