Realizing that the entity will pursue her regardless, Anne resolves to put an end to the broadcast once and for all. Anna will do anything to uncover what lies behind her friend's disappearance but to her horror the entities are coming after her. The resulting explosion knocks Anne unconscious. There is a plot, but the less said about it and the cliched dialogue that goes with it the better. I have to say I liked the Ted Levine character Blackburn as he played it with gusto right to the end. Anne drives out into the desert after dark and is able to pick up the broadcast, but flees when a monstrous form appears from the darkness.
Originally lensed in 3D, I can see this seriously messing with peoples minds — even in the 2D version I saw, the film is somewhat of a mind fuck. Anne drives out into the desert after dark and is able to pick up the broadcast, but flees when a monstrous form appears from the darkness. A reviewer that tells it like it is! She is concerned over his disappearance, as James's friend also mysteriously disappeared a few days after he was questioned by the police. Banshee Chapter sometimes referred to as The Banshee Chapter is a 2013 American horror film and the directorial debut of Blair Erickson. The performances are solid, and I particularly enjoyed the Hunter S.
After the compelling and creepy beginning, there is a somewhat awkward segue into the nuts-and-bolts of the story. Speaking of the 'villain', I don't want to give away too much, but I wanted to congratulate the director for creating a 'Big Bad' that is unnervingly ambiguous and 'unknowable', both in terms of motivation and appearance. Journalist Anne Roland explores the disturbing links behind her friend's sudden disappearance, an ominous government research chemical, and a disturbing radio broadcast of unknown origin. Erickson also experienced difficulty with the film's limited budget and filming timeline, as they only had 28 days to film Banshee Chapter. The film is directed by Blair Erickson and stars Katia Winter, Ted Levine, Michael McMillian, Jenny Gabrielle, William Sterchi, Alex Gianopoulos in mad science tale that is part urban legend, part Lovecraftian, centering around a journalist seeking answers to the disappearance of her college friend after an experiment goes terribly wrong.
We meet a budding investigative journalist named Anna who wants to find out what happened to her college buddy James Michael McMillian. The special effects are the usual gimmicks and tricks to create shock moments and suspense but the director maintains control of the elements so nothing looks cheap or pointless, or more importantly lacking in fright. Apologizing to Anne, he shoots himself in the head. This element weaves eerily effortlessly into the Lovecraft world of horror, particularly the story surrounding the scientist that creates an antenna that becomes a gateway between worlds ultimately allowing both sides to move between. No, he doesn't know where he is. She is concerned over his disappearance, as James's friend also mysteriously disappeared a few days after he was questioned by the police. In a frenzy, Anne smashes open the porthole in the tank, pours the gasoline inside, and throws a lighter scavenged from Thomas' corpse.
The cinematic point of view is unclear. And what exactly was that blue liquid? Banshee Chapter is a 2013 horror movie directed by and starring , , and. The movie then shifts to Anne a reporter who attended college with James. The film is an effective mix of traditional filmmaking,'found footage', and even actual documentary footage and news reels. I'm not going to say much more as I'd love people to discover this underrated little gem for themselves. Suspense-thriller based on true events shot in stereoscopic 3D staring Katia Winter and Ted Levine Written by Just watched this and was pleasantly surprised.
And the real reason for the low-light? Erickson also experienced difficulty with the film's limited budget and filming timeline, as they only had 28 days to film Banshee Chapter. As a result, some characters were eliminated from the beginning of the script in order to fit the limited shooting schedule. Thomas, Anna, and Thomas' friend Callie decide to take the blue liquid themselves, to see if they can understand what happens to those who ingest it. Journalist Anne Roland finds a web of government cover-ups while investigating a friend's death in this compelling true story. Tonally, this movie reminded me of the Mothman Prophecies and a lot of the better 'Creepypasta' stories from the internet.
It was heavily inspired by the story , which is also referenced. The soundtrack and sound effects create an overture to the creepy atmosphere that the acting and story develops, really pulling me into the complete story. In a frenzy, Anne smashes open the porthole in the tank, pours the gasoline inside, and throws a lighter scavenged from Thomas' corpse. His friend holds the camera, and we watch James drink down the bright blue liquid and wait to see what will happen. Anne is nearly captured by Callie, who is now controlled by the entity. She turns to discover that her co-worker whose hand she held moments before has been taken over by the entities. The mood is one of hidden lurking menace, never fully seen, only glimpsed.
This really is more an experience than a traditional movie. The stairwell is lit, and she senses something scary approaching. She begins to hear the phantom broadcast issuing from the room's intercom and realizes that the effects of the drug can be passed along by human touch, as she still saw the creatures despite never having taken the drug. Some of the action that follows was almost unbearably scary, mainly because it mostly takes place in pitch-blackness with only glimpses of what is going on. The film had its first screening at the Fantasy Filmfest on August 22, 2013 and released on on December 12 of the same year. Blackburn wrote about hallucinogenic drugs in the '60s and was constantly behaving in violent and crazy ways, shooting his assistants and getting thrown out of parties. Realizing that they must burn the creature and the equipment, Anne hunts for the gasoline can, avoiding a grotesque figure who chases her.