Conjuring the Inferno, aka Flesh for the Inferno (2015)

Conjuring the Inferno, aka Flesh for the Inferno (2015)

By William Pattison

 

A local community group volunteers to prepare a dilapidated Catholic school for a make-over, unbeknownst to them that a sulphurous curse stemming from the unjust and grievous punishment of a pious group of Sisters has condemned the place.

Well, I thought this was going to be a throwback to such classics as Gates of Hell, The Church, and The Beyond. Though it was obvious the filmmakers were inspired by those films this film is mired by the lack of characterization and character development that a lot of lower tier horror films suffer from. Though there are a couple of scenes that mirror these great Italion classics it suffers from the modern Hollywood lack of style and respect for the material.

This film rather than embracing the type of film it wanted to present instead made it cheap and common.

If you like a few gore scenes and flat characters this is your film. As for me as a cultured horror aficionado I cannot recommend this film. Honestly, I’ll forget it after fifteen minutes…ok gone…Yeah… What was I talking about???

Review: 3 Demons (2022)

Review :3 Demons (2022)

By William Pattison

 

Ok, this time we got an art house psychological demonic film from Uncorked Films.

3 DEMONS fixes on a Deputy that is tasked with watching over the body of a recently deceased woman until her family can arrive and claim her. As his curiosity gets the better of him, he inadvertently concludes an unfinished ritual. The conjuring now complete, strange and sinister forces begin to target him. As his past is unearthed, he's forced to face his own demons with terrifying consequences.

Uncorked is one of those distribution company that for the most part puts out total crap. Some of my worse film experiences have been watching Uncorked films. Once in a long while they manage to put out something entertaining. This is one of those rare films. It is all thanks to a fantastic performance by actor Peter Tell as the unfortunate Officer Fisher. Literally Fisher goes through hell as demons mentally torture him while he is watching over the body of a murder victim in a ritual circle. The character of Fisher is what holds this film together and it is Tell’s performance that is the glue. If he had just walk through his performance, like so many do in these films it would have been a mess, but Tell have it his all and this film is great because of it. I love films like this. I’m  happy and I’m  sure you will be too. I highly recommend this film, no alcohol required…

 

Review: Lechuza (2025)

Review: Lechuza (2025)

By William Pattison

This time we got an old fairy tale adapted for modern times…

On the way to a camping trip, a family tries to help an old lady lying in the middle of the road. She turns out to be a witch and casts the curse of the Lechuza upon them. Later that night, she transforms into a winged demon who terrorizes the family.

Nvr in a while I run into some micro budget horror films. These films are usually done on budgets between $10,000 to $100,000 and are shot in as little as four days. This films are shot with cheap cameras or even on occasion phones with more than likely the phone’s microphone as the only audio. The filmmakers of these film have to use a lot of imagination to tell their stories. Sometimes it works and sometimes not. They are never really great, but a small portion of these are watchable. This one is watchable. It takes the Hansel and Grettle trope and puts it in modern times and has the witch terrorizing a nice Latin family. The witch design is ok. It consists of  scary mask covered by a black veil. I wish they would have made up the witch’s arms and finger nails because it look obvious it was a younger woman . The hands were too soft and manicured to be a witch’s. It was way too Spirit Halloween bargain barrel to be taken seriously.

I recommend you watch this film after having a large amount of alcohol and a couple doobies for good measure. Then it will be a party…