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

These 'Syfy' Network originals are about on the same creative level as your average porn!

'SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE': Half a Star (Out of Five)

This B horror film was released as part of this year's (2011) 'After Dark Originals' series in theaters and on video but it was also originally released on the Syfy Network (which co-produced the film) as an original 'Syfy Network' TV movie. I didn't know this before watching the film and I kept thinking to myself while watching it that it was so bad it was almost like a 'Syfy' TV movie! There were also some dead giveaways during the film like fade outs, that would only be done for TV breaks, and abrupt music changes (at the same points). So going into the film with expectations of seeing a cool indie horror film picked up by 'After Dark' studios built me up for quite more and resulted in a pretty annoying disappointment. As far as 'Syfy' films are concerned I'd say it's about average (I think they produce the worst sci-fi and horror films imaginable and are a representation of one of the lowest points in modern cinema though).

This stars Lauren Holly and Lance Henriksen (in a glorified cameo) and boy have the mighty fallen. It was directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Anthony C. Ferrante and Jacob Hair. The story revolves around a banshee let loose in the world by an archeology professor, Isla Whelan (Holly), and her two students, Otto and Janie (Todd Haberkorn and Leanna Cochran). It was captured and beheaded in medieval times and now the head has turned up at Whelan's lab in a mysterious metal box. The head quickly starts screaming before it blows up and those that hear the scream (Whelan and her students, as well as a security guard) are caught in it's spell and will be destroyed by it, but not until they scream too. Whelan traces the box's origins to a Professor Duncan (Henriksen) and must track him down and figure out how to stop it before it kills them all.

In my opinion there's nothing fun or entertaining at all about these Syfy original films (well almost nothing). The special effects are always atrocious, the acting even worse and the dialogue and directing are almost non existent. What I hate probably most about these movies though is the God-awful musical scores. Music can do a lot for a film, good or bad, and with these films they take something pretty bad and make it even more unbearable. The music to these movies often annoy me to the point where I almost want to shut them off. These films are so poorly produced I'd say they're about on the same creative level as your average porn. There might be a tad more story and character development but not much. I hate these movies and the fact that 'After Dark' studios picked one up and marketed and distributed it as part of their series is disgusting.

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