The Shadow Within

Once upon a time Italy were the true masters of horror, the staple that every other was held against and the rest of the world rarely could compare.

Over the years they shifted from their traditional zombie film to the mystery/ghost-esque films and it all seemed to fall apart.

The Shadow Within tells the tale of a boy with the ability to communicate with the other side including his recently deceased brother. Dealing with his highly abusive obsessive mother his life is full of hardship and becomes even more stressful when his mother and her friends seek to use his gift.

Sadly Maurice's story simply isn't engaging and I found myself more frustrated with the mothers behavior than anything to do with it's primary story of ghosts.

Italy has lost it's way and this is further evidence, messy messy horror.

The Good:

The concept is okay

The lead actors performance is quite good

The Bad:

Very dull

Story is simply badly told