Movie Review: THE HALLOW

This one came out in 2015, but I just got around to seeing it last week. It’s a curious and inventive combination of the Science-run-amok trope in Horror with the something-dark-and-supernatural-lurking-in-the-woods motif. Corin Hardy is a kindred spirit to me, although we’ve never met. (I watched the behind-the-scenes features with the movie, too.) He loves Harryhausen and classic Monster movies, and this love features heavily in his own work. He co-wrote and directed THE HALLOW, and will be helming the upcoming THE CONJURING spinoff, THE NUN (which bodes well for that film) and also the remake of/sequel to THE CROW, with Jason Momoa.

Fairies don’t get a lot of love in the Horror genre. THE HALLOW changes that. Are the nasty, visually arresting, plantlike beings something otherworldly? Or are they victims of an intelligent parasite, a fungus akin to that one that infects ants’ brains and turns them into zombies? It’s like that question of whether one should eat an ice cream milkshake with a straw or a spoon. The answer is “yes.”

Whether you prefer the spoon or the soda straw, you’ll find THE HALLOW a tasty treat. It delivers the goods, and Hardy shows that he’s got the chops to be a major player in Horror in the years to come.

By TheCheezman

WAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS, specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced, and directed (and occasionally acted in) over two dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and True Crime genres. He obtained a doctorate in Occult Studies from Miskatonic University and is an active paranormal investigator. Is frequently told he resembles Anton Lavey. And Ming the Merciless. Denn die totden reiten schnell!

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