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Dead Shack

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.7K
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Valerie Tian, Donavon Stinson, Lizzie Boys, Gabriel LaBelle, and Matthew Nelson-Mahood in Dead Shack (2017)
ActionComedyHorror

While staying at a cabin in the woods for a weekend, three teenagers discover that their neighbor is 'feeding' guests to her zombie family. In short order, the battle is on as the kids fight... Read allWhile staying at a cabin in the woods for a weekend, three teenagers discover that their neighbor is 'feeding' guests to her zombie family. In short order, the battle is on as the kids fight to save themselves and their family.While staying at a cabin in the woods for a weekend, three teenagers discover that their neighbor is 'feeding' guests to her zombie family. In short order, the battle is on as the kids fight to save themselves and their family.

  • Director
    • Peter Ricq
  • Writers
    • Phil Ivanusic
    • Davila LeBlanc
    • Peter Ricq
  • Stars
    • Matthew Nelson-Mahood
    • Lizzie Boys
    • Gabriel LaBelle
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Ricq
    • Writers
      • Phil Ivanusic
      • Davila LeBlanc
      • Peter Ricq
    • Stars
      • Matthew Nelson-Mahood
      • Lizzie Boys
      • Gabriel LaBelle
    • 44User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Valerie Tian in Dead Shack (2017)
    Donavon Stinson in Dead Shack (2017)
    Lizzie Boys in Dead Shack (2017)
    Matthew Nelson-Mahood in Dead Shack (2017)
    Matthew Nelson-Mahood in Dead Shack (2017)
    Gabriel LaBelle in Dead Shack (2017)
    Dead Shack (2017)
    Lizzie Boys, Gabriel LaBelle, and Matthew Nelson-Mahood in Dead Shack (2017)
    Donavon Stinson in Dead Shack (2017)
    Dead Shack (2017)
    Matthew Nelson-Mahood in Dead Shack (2017)
    Lizzie Boys in Dead Shack (2017)

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    Matthew Nelson-Mahood
    Matthew Nelson-Mahood
    • Jason
    Lizzie Boys
    Lizzie Boys
    • Summer
    Gabriel LaBelle
    Gabriel LaBelle
    • Colin
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Neighbor
    Donavon Stinson
    Donavon Stinson
    • Roger
    Valerie Tian
    Valerie Tian
    • Lisa
    Taylor St. Pierre
    Taylor St. Pierre
    • Blonde
    Bryan Demore
    Bryan Demore
    • Brown
    • (as Bryan Demour)
    Raphael Kepinski
    Raphael Kepinski
    • The Husband
    Sean MacLean
    • Man
    • (as Sean Robert Maclean)
    June B. Wilde
    June B. Wilde
    • Waitress
    Hannah Rochelle Burr
    • The Daughter
    Cameron Andres
    Cameron Andres
    • The Son
    Angela Lee
    • Diner Mother
    Nicole Lee
    • Diner Daughter #1
    Ava Lee
    • Diner Daughter #2
    Ebrahim Mohamed
    • Marko
    • Director
      • Peter Ricq
    • Writers
      • Phil Ivanusic
      • Davila LeBlanc
      • Peter Ricq
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things (2016) and It (2017) fame starred in the proof of concept trailer for the film's Kickstarter campaign video.
    • Goofs
      The large menus left by the waitress on the table of the Hilltop Cafe disappear.
    • Quotes

      Summer: Stop wasting food, Colin!

      Colin: Ketchup is not food, Ronald Reagan.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Month in Movies: February 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Do For Me
      Written by Peter Ricq (SOCAN)

      Performed by HUMANS

      Featuring Danielle McTaggart (SOCAN)

      Courtesy of Lakeshore Records

    User reviews44

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    Rather fun and highly enjoyable entry
    Taking a relaxing trip to the woods, a young kid joining his best friends' family on a camping vacation in the wilderness finds their next-door neighbor is keeping a cannibalistic secret with her and must find a way to force their parents to believe them in order to get away alive.

    This here wasn't all that bad of an effort. One of the more impressive elements present in this one is the fact that there's quite a large amount of atmosphere built up here alongside the surprisingly funny comedy. The opening half, filled with looming shots of the woods at play here as well as creating a strong central air that grows progressively more intense the more this one unfolds as their discoveries in the woods and finally the first peak in the house makes for quite a strong set-up. Once they actually witness what's going on in the cabin, where the deformed creature is feasting on the victim they've been spying on makes for a nice launch into the latter half where the zombified creature is loose and they must rely on each other to survive as the action there is quite fun. From the surprise visit to their house which features the great brawl being observed from the hiding spot that has to remain undiscovered to the chaos of the creature ambushing them in the house and being forced to deal with the shambling creature and the victim stashed away to the later confrontation back in their house with the transformed girlfriend, they give this the kind of big high-end action required to enjoy here. That all leads into the film's biggest action scene with the final retaliation back at the cabin where this one really manages to score nicely with the outdoor confrontations with the zombies, the final brawling in the house where everyone tends to take a little damage and leading up to the gruesome resolution sequence that's quite fitting considering the bloodshed unleashed. Given that the fun of all this is from the rather great comedy between the group, whipping off one- liners and insults against each other as well as engaging in some rather hilarious situations that make this feel far funnier than it really is, adding another nice layer to the film. While these here do make this one rather fun, there are a few minor issues to be had here. The main problem here is the fact that there's some rather glaring pacing issues here that crop up from time-to-time, as the film takes way too long to get the family out to the cabin with it taking too much time showing them traveling in the car, stopping at the restaurant and antagonizing each other there, it all just really drags this one out and it takes awhile before they actually show up in the cabin. Even then it takes awhile for the true horror to be felt, and it's somewhat stilted pacing is a minor problem. Likewise, there are also some minor issues with the low-budget nature showing up from time-to-time, as the low light levels and somewhat cheap- looking gore do get to this one at times and it's rather obvious. However, these aren't really distracting and it's quite fun regardless.

    Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and children-in- jeopardy.
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    • kannibalcorpsegrinder
    • Aug 9, 2017

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 2017 (Switzerland)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Лачуга смерти
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia, Canada(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Goodbye Productions
      • Trilight Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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