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Shadows of the Dead

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5.4/10 • 18

2016-10-221h 30m

Horror

A group of teenagers try to escape a creature that lives among the shadows and is hunting them down one by one.

Directors
John Ross
Writters
Joe Chisana, John Ross
Editors
Mac Nelsen

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  1. Kennedy Tucker

    Kennedy Tucker

    Heather

  2. Tom Ruff

    Tom Ruff

    Gabe

  3. Taylor Jorgensen

    Taylor Jorgensen

    Rob

  4. Alexandria Paige

    Alexandria Paige

    Bethany

  5. Brian Maierhofer

    Brian Maierhofer

    Max Serrano

  6. Lindsay Elston

    Lindsay Elston

    Camilla

  7. James Gaisford

    James Gaisford

    Tony

  8. Lisa Cole

    Lisa Cole

    Angela Wilcox

  9. Raymond Trickitt

    Raymond Trickitt

    Coroner

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Wuchak

Nov 10, 2018

5/10

Quality haunting ambiance, but ultimately a pedestrian mish-mash of several other horror flicks Released to TV in 2016, “Shadows of the Dead” starts with a group of teens going out to a cabin in the woods to party (no, seriously). Thankfully, that’s just the beginning as some kind of deadly shadow-like creature follows them back to their Southern Cal town where havoc naturally ensues. I like petite cutie Kennedy Tucker as the main protagonist and Thomas Miguel Ruff as her likable pal, Gabe. The rest of the cast is serviceable. The tone is serious, which is good in my book, and the haunting air makes this a good TV flick for the October/November season. I also like the fact that the monster is explained better than the half-baked nonsense of similar movies, like "The Night before Halloween" (2016) and "Stickman" (2017). The shadow creature is reminiscent of the monsters from “Mothman” (2010) and "Scarecrow" (2013), both superior to this, while including elements of “Alien” (1979), “Messiah of Evil (1973) and “From Within” (2008). Although “Shadows of the Dead” is better than “Neverknock" (2017), it suffers from a similar feeling of "Meh.” Something needed added to perk the movie out of its prosaic goings-on. Some of it works, though, and I appreciated the positives despite my tedium. The climax is totally predictable though. The movie runs 1 hour, 27 minutes and was shot in the more remote outskirts of Los Angeles. GRADE: C/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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