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:

Cehennemden Selfie

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

Unnecessary Amounts of Jumpscares

I guess I should go ahead and admit that I did not finish watching this movie. I made it about a quarter of the way through it before realizing the type of movie that it was, and at the same time, understanding that it was a waste of my time.

There is quite literally, and I could not make this up if I tried, a jump scare every minute to two minutes. And they aren't even well executed jump scares, either. If you watch a lot of movies you will probably agree with me that jump scares do not equate to good horror. It's a cheap way to get a reaction out of people. To be honest, only one of them got me, and the rest were just more and more annoying than the last. I stopped watching simply because they started to annoy me.

It's quite possible that this is exactly what the directors and writers were going for in this movie, to capitalize on the "selfie and jump scare fad", and that's why they are so ubiquitous throughout the movie. It's almost like they actually made sub-notes in the script that said "we don't know what to do here, so just add another jump scare and maybe no one will notice the lack of a storyline". The movie really is that bad, and quite frankly, I guess it's sort of my fault, because I went into a movie called "Selfie From Hell" and expected something a little bit existential.

I really don't know. Would I recommend this to a friend? No. Should you watch this? I would honestly say no, as well. And if you feel the need to watch it, at least do so on a free movie platform like Solarmovie or something similar. But certainly don't give these people any money, because they don't deserve it.