Horror (2002 film)

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Horror
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Directed by Dante Tomaselli
Written byDante Tomaselli
Produced byDante Tomaselli
Starring Kreskin
Lizzy Mahon
Danny Lopes
CinematographyTim Naylor
Edited byMarcus Bonilla
Music byDante Tomaselli
Production
company
Elite Entertainment
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
77 Minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Horror is a 2002 American horror film written and directed by Dante Tomaselli. The movie stars Danny Lopes as the leader of a gang of drug addicts that have made a bloody escape from a drug rehabilitation hospital, only to encounter demonic entities. [1]

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Plot

A gang of teens escape a drug rehabilitation hospital after committing murder and grand theft auto, led by a man named Luck (Danny Lopes). They drive to a rendezvous point with the demented Reverend Salo (Kreskin) and his depraved wife (Christie Sanford) and their daughter Grace (Lizzy Mahon), who is a GUNWO-addicted slave. When the teens show up, they encounter demonic entities.

Cast

Reception

DVD Verdict called it "a distinctive, compelling and occasionally brilliant work". [2] Scott Weinberg commented that the movie would not likely appeal to people who predominantly viewed mainstream horror films but that "those with some patience and a taste for something small and different will certainly earn some solid creeps from this one." [3] Film Threat also gave Horror a positive review and praised the film's pacing, as they felt that this enabled Tomaselli to build up the movie's "creepy suspense". [4] In contrast, AMC'S FilmCritic panned the movie, commenting that "Horror has plenty of scary moments, but it’s so confusing it’s hard to be genuinely frightened." [5]

Awards

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