Jogging can be hazardous during the 31 Nights of Halloween, as tonight's horror nugget demonstrates...
Starring: Michelle Torian
Director: Alex Magana
Rating: Eight of Ten Stars
A girl jogging in the woods (Torian) attracts unwanted attention of the supernatural kind.
Many of writer/director Alex Magana's films can more properly be described as vignettes than proper films. This is one of those. Many of his films also have a dreamlike or nightmarish quality about them. This is also one those. And, as I've said about other Magana films, this one ends with me wanting more--in a good way. I want to know more about the girl, I want to know more about the ghost, and I want to know what comes after the abrupt ending of this film--basically, I just want more!
"It Comes for You" is an expertly crafted little film with nice camerawork and great pacing. There's also a couple of relatively simple special effects shots, but they are deployed in such a fantastic fashion that not only do they manage to make the cartoon "sheet ghost" into something scary, but they should make S-FX artists who work with ten times the resources sit up and take notice.
The only complaint I have is the lines of dialog spoken by actress Michelle Torian, but I think perhaps that boils down to nitpicking more than anything else. (It's not Torian's delivery--she does a fine job throughout the film--it's the line itself.. That said, its ridiculousness does add to the overall dream-like feeling of the piece, so it may not be all bad.)
But why don't you just watch the film for yourself? Click below and sit back and let the Halloween spirit flow!
Feels more like a trailer for a longer film than a movie itself
ReplyDeleteThis is true. Many of Alex Magana's films leave you wanting more. But it a good way, I think.
DeleteCan do a lot with just a sheet!
ReplyDeleteThis is true. There are handful of "sheet ghost" shorts that are serious and work... and this is one of them. (There will be another coming on Halloween Night!)
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