Compound Fracture (2014)

Michael left home when he was a teenager and never looked back. Now, after the death of his sister, Chloe, he's returning home with his fiancee Juliette and his angst ridden nephew Brandon.... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein

Writers:

Renae Geerlings, Tyler Mane

Stars:

Tyler Mane, Muse Watson, Derek Mears

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Mane	...	Michael Wolffsen
Muse Watson	...	Gary Wolffsen
Derek Mears	...	William
Renae Geerlings	...	Juliette
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Annabelle
Alex Saxon	...	Brandon
Susan Angelo	...	Chloe
Jelly Howie	...	Christine
Daniel Roebuck	...	Security Guard (Jim)
Todd Farmer	...	Jack
Wes Weitzenhoffer	...	1800's Barn Clansman
Noah Applebaum	...	1800's Barn Clansman
Robert Ziglar	...	1800's Barn Clansman
Caitlin Martini	...	1800's Barn Clansman
Maysen Michaels	...	1800's Barn Clansman

Storyline

Michael left home when he was a teenager and never looked back. Now, after the death of his sister, Chloe, he's returning home with his fiancee Juliette and his angst ridden nephew Brandon. On arrival, they realize that home isn't exactly what it used to be. With high walls surrounding the house and security cameras in every nook and cranny it's more of a military compound than anything else. Enter Gary, Michael's estranged father who, while happy to be reunited with his son and grandson, seems more distracted by other things. As the strange family reunion commences, an uninvited guest shows up and we learn bits and pieces about the real reason behind Chloe's death and why Brandon is so closed off from Michael. This fractured family will have to come together to fight the ghosts of their pasts and make it out alive!

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Taglines:

Some family secrets are darker than others.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 February 2015 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

The Evil Estate

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mane Entertainment, Wicked Monkey Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cast contains three iconic killers, Tyler Mane (Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Haloween), Derek Mears (Jason Vorhees in Friday the 13th (2009)) and Muse Watson (Ben Willis in I Know What You Did Last Summer).

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Connections

References Gigantor (1964)

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Soundtracks

Blood Ties
Written by Joel J. Richard
Performed by Joel J. Richard

User Reviews

Bland, tired and lame horror/thriller

After returning to his family home, a man finds the fractured nature of their past has come back to haunt them when a thought-dead ghost returns to seek vengeance against them and must find a way of dealing with the wrathful being.

For the most part this one was just a bland, awfully lame and tired effort that has very little to like about it. The main issue striking this one down is the fact that there's just no horror elements at all within the first hour or so of the film, all taken up with utterly lame drama scenes of the family getting together and showing off the concern for his worsening condition. Not only does that not endear the film to anyone for having to force them to sift through that length of time to get the good parts on-screen but these really make it hard to make us care for what goes on since this one tends to rely on the same old set- up of the father trying to get them aware of something only to make a minor mistake in the facts, either by getting dates or names mixed up, and then have everyone gang up on him like his mental condition is deteriorating and everyone begins yelling at each other. Due to that and the utterly irritating factor of presenting all these scenes as dramas based on his condition there's very little appeal in them anyway before realizing that all they do in the mean-time is drag the pace down to a sluggish, barely-moving crawl that takes forever to get to the point and by then you've lost interest. These are nowhere near interesting or enjoyable since nothing's happening and what's going on anyway doesn't warrant that kind of behavior or reaction possible, and by making all of this reliant on a storyline that is never explained or makes sense compounds matters by keeping us in the dark about the true nature of not only the origins of the curse but also the reasoning behind it. There's a small amount given at the beginning of it being used to tie the family together, but nothing about the true purpose or intent behind it since all it seems to do is allow vengeful ghosts to be able to haunt the area and nothing else. Otherwise, there's not much else here that's worthwhile as the attacks in the house at the end are about all that's good here with the creepiness of his appearance making for a chilling, imposing villain and the action contained to some admittedly impressive supernatural battles involving the use of spells and tomes to completely finish him off. That does bring up some nice gore and kills because of the creepy action, but as this is contained all in the final minutes it's too little too late.

Rated R: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence and supposed scenes of child abuse.