Selfie from Hell (2018)

After her cousin comes to visit and falls ill, a woman starts to receive strange cell phone messages.

Director:

Erdal Ceylan

Writers:

Erdal Ceylan (story and screenplay), Paul Burton (story by)

Stars:

Alyson Walker, Tony Giroux, Meelah Adams

Cast

Cast overview:
Alyson Walker	...	Hannah
Tony Giroux	...	Trevor
Meelah Adams	...	Julia
Ian Butcher	...	F34R3473R
Tyler A.H. Smith	...	Selfieman
Shaun Morse	...	Dr. Edwards
Matthew Graham	...	Dr. Jonas
Stephanie Gooden	...	Josephine
Alex Atley	...	Selfieman - Promotional
Kyle Bagnall	...	Selfieman - Promotional
Kelsey Curtis	...	Selfieman - Promotional
Zane Heilig	...	Selfieman - Promotional
Braydon Langford	...	Selfieman - Promotional
Dustin Winter	...	Selfieman - Promotional

Storyline

Julia, an online vlogger from Germany, comes to the US to visit her cousin Hannah. Upon her arrival, Julia falls fatefully ill, prompting Hannah's suspicion of the strange and sudden illness. When unusual happenings start taking place in her home, Hannah begins a relentless internet search to discover the cause. She comes across Julia's vlog entries and finds herself immersed deep in the web - too deep - in a place where terror knows no end.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some horror violence and a sexual reference

Details

Official Sites:

IndustryWorks Pictures [Canada] Official Site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 February 2018 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Selfie Man

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$136,452

Company Credits

Production Co:

IndustryWorks Studios, Southpaw Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Ring (2002)

User Reviews

Atmospheric Horror Overdrive

Girl has her cousin coming to stay and is supposed to be bringing her new boyfriend. Boyfriend's ill so he didn't come and her cousin is distracted by something sinister going on in her life connected to the dark web...

This goes all out for horror atmosphere and, by and large, succeeds in this endeavour, though I do find jump scares a cheap, unwelcome, and unnecessary tactic in horror movies.

The acting is okay, certainly nothing that would warrant a bad review.

The writing and directing were a bit irritating like, for horror effects, leaving rooms in the dark when any normal person would put a light on - especially if there is any chance there's a demonic presence in your immediate vicinity. Also, if you have someone visiting it would be polite to call an ambulance if they are catatonic. It's those kind of details that see the rating stars dropping swiftly by the minute as the movie unfolds.

Would I recommend it or watch it again? No.

This is all about horror sequences so if you like that and don't worry about the mindless plot holes and irrational behaviour then give it a go.

One other thing that springs to mind is the music score which at one point I think they actually tried to drive the viewers mad with a ridiculous heatbeat-like clanging sound that was far too loud and went on for so long that I had to remove my earphones.