Dead Inside (2011)

Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her house guests begin to turn murderously against each other, ... See full summary »

Director:

Pearry Reginald Teo

Writer:

Jennifer Zhang

Stars:

Hannah Ward, Matthew Mercer, Rayne Bidder

Cast

Cast overview:
Hannah Ward	...	Sarah (as Lala Hensely)
Matthew Mercer	...	Malcolm Wagner
Rayne Bidder	...	Michelle Easton
James Adam Lim	...	Wesley Kwak
Jennifer Zhang	...	Serena Kuriyama
Tara Strand	...	Billie Kitt
Sage Howard	...	Lucy Pena
Shanda Lee Munson	...	Sarah's Mother
Jimbo Barnett	...	Sarah's Father
Tiffany Connor	...	Michelle's Mother
William Magno Alejandrino	...	Wes's Friend
Elizabeth DeVries	...	Mysterious Woman in the Portrait
Bianca Barnett	...	Nurse / Orderly
Penny Folger	...	Shadowy Figure in the House

Storyline

Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her house guests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the inevitable... or something entirely more sinister.

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Evil Inside

Company Credits

Production Co:

DMN Films, Teo Ward Productions, Compound B

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Decent Atmospheric Horror • 7/10

This is a bit of a dark horse. I came across this film quite by chance and can't believe it's not well known. It's about a girl Sarah (Hannah Ward) who suffers from delusions in which she sees spirits that cause her to be very weird. Sarah invites a friend who then invites others to her house but the night doesn't go as planned. There is a death and Sarah gets blamed but before she gets locked in her room she predicts everyone's death which freaks them all out.

The acting is good by everyone and at the start of the film I kinda thought that Hannah Ward was overacting but as we get deeper into the story it's apparent that she would indeed act like that with her condition. This is Hannah Ward's first movie and I see she has one other in the works but surely after this she will get more offers because she seems to be better than the usual actresses that get stuck in this genre. Matthew Mercer plays Malcolm and rookie James Adam Lim plays Wesley who are both fighting over Michelle (Rayne Bidder). Tara Strand was also good as Billie.

This is one of those films that's all about atmosphere and it's very effective. It builds up slowly and finishes with a brilliant twist that I did not see coming. This is a real find.

Highly Recommended

Score: 7/10

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