- Director: Matt Sampere
- Writer: Matt Sampere
- Stars: Monique Parent, Alan Maxson, Delian Lincourt, Hunter Kohl, Ian Brown, Matt Sampere
REVIEW
It’s Halloween in small town America, so you know what that means… death is coming. Tim (Sampere) was all set to go out and party with his friends on Halloween, but his father has to work double shifts because Tim’s mother (Monique Parent) can’t work because she is riddled with cancer and so it’s up to Tim to look after his mother for the night. His friends turn up at his house, carrying with them a sack that they pilfered from the front porch of Old Man Rivers house. Disturbing the sack unleashes the Aos Si, a Celtic spirit, which wants sacrifices.
Creeping Death is as earnest a film as you will find. Every actor gives it their all, and whilst the film feels like it’s a nostalgic throwback, this isn’t an attempt at a meta homage, and everything is treated seriously. Sampere’s direction is assured, and even though the story isn’t necessarily new and there are archetype characters, the film still takes its time to set up the characters and their motivations.
The Aos Si creature/spirit is well done. It isn’t seen too much, and that is a good thing. It keeps the mystery of it whilst providing us with glimpses of the impending doom. The gore is decent for the budget and there is a certain quality to them. The film goes for it in that regard with dismembered arms, crushed skulls and ripped off jaws, it is ambitious, but it largely succeeds.
The film does have a couple of twists, and it does go down the obvious route and then employs these twists which work well enough but there is a moment (which I won’t spoil) which could have really announced that this film wasn’t playing around, and it felt like there was an opportunity missed. If you are in the mood for a small-town horror film then Creeping Death is for you.
Creeping Death is showing exclusively on Screambox.
Ryan Morrisey-Smith
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