Paranormalice (2016)
Starring Nicole Kruex, Paula Marcenaro Solinger, Wanda Morganstern
Directed by Daniel L. Bamberg, Jeremy Crowson, Chuck Hartsell, Scooter Lee, Daniel Emery Taylor
As the moons draw closer to the Halloween observance, you just had to know that the yearly bombardment of horror flicks was going to be a robust one, and inside that large collection, you also knew that there were going to be some anthologies to batter around. So here we are, a mere 3 days away from the big day, and lookee here, we’ve got ourselves an anthology! Who knew?
From a five-pack of directorial talent (see arrangement above), we’ve got a film called Paranormalice, with a quartet of tales (not including the wrap-around), and the time for me yapping is over, so let’s delve into what’s in front of us, shall we? Our headlining story is about a horror writer (Kevin S. Van Hyning) takes a trip down south to start penning a book about the local urban legends that supposedly haunt the area, and after meeting the motel clerk, the creepy yarns start a spinnin’. First up is a tale about a sleazy politician (Jim O’Rear) whose latest tryst with a mysterious woman (Solinger) doesn’t exactly go as planned – so much for the “down-low” side of affairs…some people never learn. Next up is a quickie about a young kid (David Bunzey) who, while serving some in-house punishment for a drunk-driving mishap, becomes very friendly with his middle-aged neighbor, and she’s cooking up a bit of a surprise for the lad.
The third story in the mix is about a couple of fellas who decide to hatch a plan to off a guide while on a manhunt, but the hired help (and the surrounding wooded locale) have quite the opposite turn of events in store for the duo. The final short in this film revolves around a doomed love story back in the days of the witches being accused by local townsfolk, and a couple of amorous youngins have managed to piss off the reverend…and that’s when all hell breaks loose. Now I’m not going to sing the praises of this film by any stretch, mainly due to it’s lack of real scares or ultra-budget look, but I’ll give credit where it’s due to the conveyance of the tales and the atmosphere in which they were presented. If the film manages to crawl your way, I could at least throw it out there for you all to give it a once-over to see what you think – couldn’t be any worse than those damn Necco wafers cheap-assed people tried to stuff in your pumpkin when you were goin’ door-to-door back in the day.
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