Malefic (2003) (V)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Steve Sessions

Writer:

Steve Sessions (writer)

Release Date:

28 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

An isolated cabin in the woods. A dead child. Ransom. Something evil . . .

Plot:

Four criminals attempt the unthinkable -- ransoming the corpse of a dead child back to the family. But things take an even darker turn when they find an old spirit board at the cabin they are using for a hide-out. |

Plot Keywords:

Dead Child | Goth | Ransom | Nudity | Ouija Board

Cast

Jeff Dylan Graham	...	Gage
Lilith Stabs	...	Lace
Cynder Moon	...	Harrah
Lucien Eisenach	...	Burke
Jonathan Watts Bell	...	Male Victim (as Jonathan Bell)
Sequoia Rose Fuller	...	Female Victim
Dawn DuVurger	...	Mistress
Steve Sessions	...	Elliot Spudic
Mike Kisielewski	...	Hollis Dent

Directed by
Steve Sessions

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Steve Sessions		writer

Original Music by
Steve Sessions

Production Companies

• B-HORROR.COM
• This Is Not a Dream Productions

Distributors

• Sub Rosa Studios (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Company:

B-HORROR.COM

Quotes:

Lace: We have your daughter.
Elliot Spudic: My daughter is dead.
Lace: Nevertheless....

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Something to Scream About (2003) (V)

We have your daughter.

The movie is promising with an opening that is really creepy as two lovers use a cabin for their fun and games. The movie has promise as it starts with full frontal (Sequoia Rose Fuller), rare in low budget flicks like this.

Fast forward to the primary reason I watched this flick - Lilith Stabs. She appears with a goth gang bearing what looks like a small casket. Ah, it is - a dead eight-month-old girl. We get a look at juicy Cynder Moon, but not as much as we want. They are holding the remains for ransom. They call the father who is with his mistress, the juicy Dawn DuVurger, the vampire girl from Cremains. Oh, what a delicious pair she has! They find a diary from the home's owner and strange tales of a creature from beyond. Now, we know what happened to the couple in the original cabin. But, hey, is anyone going to get naked again. Two of the three who have are dead. Maybe the creature will rip off someone's clothes, but that rarely happens.

This movie has almost as many bugs as Gacy.

Here we are, bath time, and those luscious watermelons top off a full frontal display before the creature comes. Too late for Cynder, but someone had the foresight to bring a started pistol to kill the creature. Are there more? Oh, yes, zombie gore, as the honeydews go on the attack - completely naked, I may add with glee.

Do we ever see Lilith's treasures? That part is not certain. You tell me. Maybe the body is still in the woods, but you have to risk the creature to find out.

For a low budget film, it was definitely entertaining, and I like the fact that it was shot in black and white. It added to the creepiness.