Deadcon

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Deadcon
Directed by Caryn Waechter
Written byScotty Landes
Produced by Ashok Amritraj
Jack Ferry
Jude Harris
Scotty Landes
Van Toffler
Cody Zwieg
Starring
CinematographyNicole Hirsch Whitaker
Edited byRobin Gonsalves
Blake Harjes
Music byDas Mörtal
Production
company
Release date
  • 15 June 2019 (2019-06-15)(Cinepocalypse Film Festival)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Deadcon is a 2019 American horror film directed by Caryn Waechter, starring Lauren Elizabeth, Claudia Sulewski, Keith Machekanyanga, Mimi Gianopulos, Lukas Gage and Carl Gilliard.

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Cinepocalypse Film Festival on 15 June 2019. [1]

Reception

Film critic Kim Newman wrote that Waechter "has an insteresting take on subject matter" and praised the "especially effective" score and sound design. [2]

Chloe Leeson of Screen Queens called the script a "tired mish-mash of overused genre moments and doesn’t attempt to add any critique (or even praise) on this generation’s interest in the internet and the lengths people will go to for views or popularity." [3]

Patrick Bromley of Bloody Disgusting gave the film a score of 2/5 and wrote that while the film is "put together well", it "squanders the opportunity to provide any commentary on its subject matter." [4]

Adam Patterson of Film Pulse gave the film a score of 3.5/10 and called it a "mediocre thrill ride that annoys more than it entertains." [5]

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References

  1. Milican, John (11 June 2019). "Trailer: 1408 Meets UNFRIENDED in Techno-Terror DEADCON". Dread Central . Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. Newman, Kim (26 August 2019). "FrightFest review - Deadcon". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. Leeson, Chloe (16 June 2019). "CINEPOCALYPSE – 'Deadcon' is a Social Media Misfire". Screen Queens. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. Bromley, Patrick (15 June 2019). "[Cinepocalypse Review] Toothless 'Deadcon' Doesn't Have Anything to Say". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. Patterson, Adam (15 June 2019). "Cinepocalypse 2019: DEADCON Review". Film Pulse. Retrieved 25 December 2023.