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Book of Monsters

  • 2018
  • Unrated
  • 1h 24m
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4.7/10
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Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, and Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton in Book of Monsters (2018)
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Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house and start to devour the party guests. Sophie and her friends must rally together to send their party crashers ... Read allSophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house and start to devour the party guests. Sophie and her friends must rally together to send their party crashers back to hell.Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house and start to devour the party guests. Sophie and her friends must rally together to send their party crashers back to hell.

  • Director
    • Stewart Sparke
  • Writer
    • Paul Butler
  • Stars
    • Lyndsey Craine
    • Michaela Longden
    • Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stewart Sparke
    • Writer
      • Paul Butler
    • Stars
      • Lyndsey Craine
      • Michaela Longden
      • Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton
    • 91User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations

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    Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton, and Rose Muirhead in Book of Monsters (2018)
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    Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton in Book of Monsters (2018)
    Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton in Book of Monsters (2018)
    Lyndsey Craine in Book of Monsters (2018)
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    Lyndsey Craine
    Lyndsey Craine
    • Sophie
    Michaela Longden
    Michaela Longden
    • Mona
    Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton
    Lizzie Aaryn-Stanton
    • Beth
    • (as Lizzie Stanton)
    Daniel Thrace
    Daniel Thrace
    • Gary
    Rose Muirhead
    Rose Muirhead
    • Jess
    Anna Dawson
    • Arya
    Steph Mossman
    • Pandora…
    Arron Dennis
    • Carl…
    Julian Alexander
    • Brice
    Nicholas Vince
    Nicholas Vince
    • Jonas
    Samantha Mesagno
    • Mum
    Johnny Vivash
    Johnny Vivash
    • Mr. Willis
    Jessica Fay
    • Young Sophie
    Julia Munder
    • Helga
    Dave Jameson
    • Dave…
    Cal O'Connell
    • Officer Graham
    Paul Toy
    • Officer Keith
    Taavi Peelo
    • Drunk Guy
    • Director
      • Stewart Sparke
    • Writer
      • Paul Butler
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    • Trivia
      During the film's crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, backers were able to vote on the design of each monster and the winning choices were used in the movie.
    • Goofs
      The location credit of [Brackenborough Hall Coach House...] misspells "Lincolnshire" as Linconshire.
    • Quotes

      Sophie: [Sophie picks up Chainsaw] Then we do this the old fashioned way.

      Sophie: This is my party.

      Sophie: Let's kill some fucking monsters!

    • Crazy credits
      "Many Monsters were harmed during the making of this film"
    • Connections
      References Alien (1979)

    User reviews91

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    3/10
    I hate to be a party pooper, but...
    To celebrate her 18th birthday, pretty gay schoolgirl Sophie (Lyndsey Craine) throws a house party, where she hopes to get closer to classmate Jess (Rose Muirhead). Her plans for romance are ruined, however, when the party is crashed by monsters who need her blood to complete a ritual that will give life to all the malevolent creatures depicted in an ancient book.

    As a Brit horror fan, I'm a keen supporter of independent UK scary movies, but it's tough going at times: the gems are often few and far between, resulting in a lot of disappointment. Book of Monsters, for example, boasts a fun concept with plenty of promise, but it is seriously hampered by weak acting (Nicholas Vince puts in a particularly bad performance, showing why he's best remembered for simply chattering: his delivery of his dialogue is awkward and unconvincing), plot progression that is achieved by the way of too much clumsy exposition, and comedy that frequently falls flat. I wanted to like it, but I didn't.

    The party massacre is a lot of fun, full of excessive cheesy splatter, with bodies torn apart and liberal spraying of blood, and if the film had continued in this OTT vein, it might have been a mindlessly enjoyable way to pass the time; unfortunately, the splatter soon dries up, leaving us with the bad acting and the clunky script, made worse by Stewart Sparke's tongue-in-cheek approach that rarely hits the mark (the gags involving the male stripper are especially cringeworthy, and an attack by evil gnomes is hampered by crap effects).

    On a slightly more positive note, the main monsters are admirably unconventional in design, although the lack of a decent budget means that they're not very animated and consequently less frightening than they otherwise might have been.

    A post credits scene sets up things for a sequel, Sophie and her surviving pals dedicating their lives to hunting and killing monsters. Let's hope they get a stronger script, a bigger budget and a few acting lessons in the interim.
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    • Mar 23, 2019

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Книга монстров
    • Filming locations
      • Brackenborough Hall Coach House, Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK(Location photography)
    • Production company
      • Dark Rift Films
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      • $76,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2:1

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