The plot actually reminds me of the game Until Dawn with its collection of different horror tropes, moving rapidly between the apparently supernatural and torture porn more akin to a Saw. In the last act, everything goes completely off the rails, but I’ll leave that for any reader willing to watch it to discover.
#Evil dead trap movie
That won’t be a draw for everyone, but if shockingly movie violence and makeup effects are you thing, that alone might be worth the price of admission. They quickly start getting picked off in incredibly violent, incredibly graphic death scenes, and really, the sole saving grace of the film may be its gory special effects. When she receives an explicit snuff film apparently starring someone who looks very much like her, she pressures her boss to let her investigate, heading out to an abandoned factory complex in the middle of nowhere with a crew of expendable behind-the-scenes staff. Not widely available here in the UK, it’s not a film I would have likely discovered on my own and knew nothing about, which always makes for interesting viewing.Įvil Dead Trap follows TV personality Nami (Miyuki Ono) and her late-night show where she appears to highlight tapes sent in by other viewers. It’s Evil Dead Trap (1988), Toshiharu Ikeda’s weird, gory horror thriller.
This week’s review comes out of left-field, off the back of a recommendation by Dan Martin from the excellent new Arrow Video Podcast.