Following a strange three year illness, a mother passes away in her bed. Shit hits the fan for her four children almost immediately. At first it seems that the mother’s spirit is haunting her kids but the son of a local priest lets them know it’s actually an evil spirit taking the form of their lamented loved one. Digging deeper, they get more information from a friend of their grandmother (recently murdered in the house) about the horrific pact their mother made with a devil-worshipping fertility cult. It seems the youngest child is promised to the dark lord on his seventh birthday... guess which joyous occasion is fast approaching. An excellent cast and some moments of beautifully crafted terror work well to enhance the dread and there’s a fun corpse-filled climax. The ending falls a bit flat but everything leading up to it is well-orchestrated.
No comments:
Post a Comment