''Horror'' is a 2002 American

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

written and directed by Dante Tomaselli. The movie stars

Danny Lopes Danny Lopes is an American actor and model. He played the lead role of "Bobby" in Dante Tomaselli's film Desecration in 1999. Tomaselli cast Danny for his second feature film, Horror in 2002 which also stars Kreskin. He earned his acting certif ...

as the leader of a gang of drug addicts that have made a bloody escape from a drug rehabilitation hospital, only to encounter demonic entities.

Plot

A gang of teens escape a drug rehabilitation hospital after committing murder and grand theft auto, led by a man named Luck (

). They drive to a rendezvous point with the demented Reverend Salo (Kreskin) and his depraved wife (Christie Sanford) and their daughter Grace (Lizzy Mahon), who is a GUNWO-addicted slave. When the teens show up, they encounter demonic entities.

Cast

Kreskin The Amazing Kreskin (born George Joseph Kresge; January 12, 1935), also known as Kreskin, is an American mentalist who became popular on television in the 1970s. He was inspired to become a mentalist by Lee Falk's comic strip ''Mandrake the M ...

as Reverend Salo * Lizzy Mahon as Grace Salo *

as Luck * Vincent Lamberti as Reverend Salo Jr. * Christie Sanford as Mrs. Salo * Jessica Pagan as Marisa *

Raine Brown Raine is a name derived from any of several personal names (such as Raymond or Lorraine), and may refer to: ;Given name * Raine Baljak (born 1996), Filipino-Australian beauty queen titleholder * Raine Karp (born 1939), Estonian architect * Raine ...

as Amanda * Kevin Kenny as Kevin * Chris Farabaugh as Fred *

Felissa Rose Felissa Rose Esposito, better known as simply Felissa Rose (born May 23, 1969), is an American actress and producer. Rose has amassed over 100 film credits, and is best known for her work in the horror genre, for which she is recognized as a s ...

as Art Therapist

Reception

DVD Verdict DVD Verdict was a judicial-themed website for DVD reviews. The site was founded in 1999. The editor-in-chief was Michael Stailey, who owned the website between 2004 and 2016, and the site employed a large editorial staff of critics, whose reviews ...

'' called it "a distinctive, compelling and occasionally brilliant work". Scott Weinberg commented that the movie would not likely appeal to people who predominantly viewed mainstream horror films but that "those with some patience and a taste for something small and different will certainly earn some solid creeps from this one." ''

Film Threat ''Film Threat'' is an online film review publication, and earlier, a national magazine that focused primarily on independent film, although it also reviewed videos and DVDs of mainstream films, as well as Hollywood movies in theaters. It first ...

'' also gave ''Horror'' a positive review and praised the film's pacing, as they felt that this enabled Tomaselli to build up the movie's "creepy suspense". In contrast, AMC'S ''FilmCritic'' panned the movie, commenting that "''Horror'' has plenty of scary moments, but it’s so confusing it’s hard to be genuinely frightened."

Awards

*''Best Cinematography'' at the

New York City Horror Film Festival The New York City Horror Film Festival is an international film festival based in New York City that screens films from the horror genre. It was founded by Michael J. Hein in 2001. It takes place each year in New York City for a week in November ...

(2002, won)

References

External links

* * * {{Dante Tomaselli 2002 films 2002 horror films American supernatural horror films American psychological horror films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films