Shadows of the Dead

Unrated

10/22/20161h 30m

TV Release (US)

Overview:

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

Director:

John Ross

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

monster
supernatural
shadow

Cast

Kennedy Tucker

~ as ~

Heather

Tom Ruff

~ as ~

Gabe

Taylor Jorgensen

~ as ~

Rob

Alexandria Paige

~ as ~

Bethany

Brian Maierhofer

~ as ~

Max Serrano

Lindsay Elston

~ as ~

Camilla

James Gaisford

~ as ~

Tony

Lisa Cole

~ as ~

Angela Wilcox

Raymond Trickitt

~ as ~

Coroner

Detra Hicks

~ as ~

Detective Farell

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
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+