The beginning of Exists echoes those many other horror films set in the deep woods. Hapless folks encounter an unusual threat, likely after trespassing or offending the locals. And as this well-used formula commands, the characters then die in gruesome fashion. Eduardo Sánchez’s 2014 film is, admittedly, derivative of most body-count horrors with rural backdrops, yet it contains at least one novelty to set it apart: a Bigfoot. Hardly five minutes into this film and the young cast hits something on the road. As they assess the damage to their car and figure out what they struck, the characters get the sinking feeling that they are being watched from the nearby woods. Someone finally states the obvious: “That wasn’t no deer, bro.”
On average, found-footage horror films delay their strangeness in an effort to establish a semblance of normalcy. Make everything hypernormal and deliberately tedious so that the bizarre bits are more persuasive.
On average, found-footage horror films delay their strangeness in an effort to establish a semblance of normalcy. Make everything hypernormal and deliberately tedious so that the bizarre bits are more persuasive.
- 3/4/2024
- by Paul Lê
- bloody-disgusting.com
Stars: Kellan Lutz, Robin Magdhalen, Manu Intiraymi, Jeff Fahey, Chelsea Lopez, Efren Ramirez, Tonantzin Esparza | Written and Directed by Javier Reyna
Due Justice is the latest film in the never-ending line of Taken wannabes where a former badass has to go back into action to rescue their kidnapped daughter. In this case, it’s Max an attorney who, along with his boss Claire are lawyers celebrating winning their latest case when Max hears a familiar voice from across the restaurant.
It’s his brother Jerry who isn’t happy to see him, probably due to the company he’s dining with. As it turns out, Jerry was undercover for the FBI and that meeting triggered the suspicion of Ellis, Roxy and their crew. It’s not long before both Jerry and Max’s wife are dead, and his daughter abducted while he’s at the office working late.
To the...
Due Justice is the latest film in the never-ending line of Taken wannabes where a former badass has to go back into action to rescue their kidnapped daughter. In this case, it’s Max an attorney who, along with his boss Claire are lawyers celebrating winning their latest case when Max hears a familiar voice from across the restaurant.
It’s his brother Jerry who isn’t happy to see him, probably due to the company he’s dining with. As it turns out, Jerry was undercover for the FBI and that meeting triggered the suspicion of Ellis, Roxy and their crew. It’s not long before both Jerry and Max’s wife are dead, and his daughter abducted while he’s at the office working late.
To the...
- 11/23/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Stars: Sean Sisson, Krystal Millie Valdes, Ernesto Reyes, Isabelle Muthiah, Jesse Tayeh | Written by Jon Garcia, Zach Carter | Directed by Jon Garcia
Summoning the Spirit opens on an odd note as a couple of would-be pyromaniacs get attacked and beaten unconscious not by pissed-off park rangers but by some oddly dressed cultists. When they come to it’s just in time to be finished off, not by the cultists, but by Bigfoot.
It’s In these same woods that Carla and Dean buy a house to get away from the city and start a family. Unfortunately, Carla miscarries putting both of them in an emotionally bad place.
And, as is often the case with emotionally despondent people, they attract the attention of The Mountain People a local cult that claims to have a bond with a large hairy creature that lives in the woods. Carla hits it off with Celeste...
Summoning the Spirit opens on an odd note as a couple of would-be pyromaniacs get attacked and beaten unconscious not by pissed-off park rangers but by some oddly dressed cultists. When they come to it’s just in time to be finished off, not by the cultists, but by Bigfoot.
It’s In these same woods that Carla and Dean buy a house to get away from the city and start a family. Unfortunately, Carla miscarries putting both of them in an emotionally bad place.
And, as is often the case with emotionally despondent people, they attract the attention of The Mountain People a local cult that claims to have a bond with a large hairy creature that lives in the woods. Carla hits it off with Celeste...
- 8/9/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
A city couple relocating to a home in the forest discover a commune on the neighbouring land is home to a cult of sasquatch worshippers harbouring sinister secrets.
Directed and co-written by Jon Garcia, Summoning the Spirit is a strange beast: part meditative melodrama reflecting upon the effects of grief on a relationship, and part solemn eco-horror creature-feature with a strong message about the impact of mankind’s meddling on nature. At the outset it appears to be an intriguing blend of Midsommar meets the likes of Willow Creek, Exists, or The Legend Of Boggy Creek, but to label it as such isn’t fair. While there are parallels with Midsommar – a grieving protagonist struggles through the aftermath of unspeakable loss while being slowly drawn into the ritualistic practices of a strange cult – Garcia’s film is very much its own thing, with its own things to say. ...
Directed and co-written by Jon Garcia, Summoning the Spirit is a strange beast: part meditative melodrama reflecting upon the effects of grief on a relationship, and part solemn eco-horror creature-feature with a strong message about the impact of mankind’s meddling on nature. At the outset it appears to be an intriguing blend of Midsommar meets the likes of Willow Creek, Exists, or The Legend Of Boggy Creek, but to label it as such isn’t fair. While there are parallels with Midsommar – a grieving protagonist struggles through the aftermath of unspeakable loss while being slowly drawn into the ritualistic practices of a strange cult – Garcia’s film is very much its own thing, with its own things to say. ...
- 8/6/2023
- by James Gracey
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Dark Star Pictures will release supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning The Spirit on digital and DVD this August. The film, written by Jon Garcia and Zach Carter and directed by Garcia, premiered to rave reviews at the Miami Film Festival with outlets calling the film “captivating” (Film Factual), saying it “revels in its atmosphere and …
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- 7/8/2023
- by Janel Spiegel
- Horror News
Dark Star Pictures is set to give the supernatural Sasquatch horror film Summoning the Spirit a digital and DVD release on August 8th, and with that date just one month away we’ve gotten our hands on a trailer for the movie! You can check it out in the embed above.
Directed by Jon Garcia, who also wrote the screenplay with Zach Carter, Summoning the Spirit follows Carla and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean are forced to uncover the terrifying truth of the cult’s prophecy.
Directed by Jon Garcia, who also wrote the screenplay with Zach Carter, Summoning the Spirit follows Carla and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean are forced to uncover the terrifying truth of the cult’s prophecy.
- 7/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The legend of the Sasquatch gets a folkloric, supernatural twist in Summoning the Spirit, the new film from director Jon Garcia and co-writer Zach Carter. A brand new trailer highlights the tense, cult-in-the-woods setup that introduces a new take on the familiar cryptid.
Dark Star Pictures will release supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning the Spirit on Digital and DVD August 8, 2023.
Get a glimpse of the Sasquatch and cultish intensity in the trailer below.
Summoning the Spirit follows “Carla (Krystal Millie Valdes) and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean...
Dark Star Pictures will release supernatural sasquatch horror Summoning the Spirit on Digital and DVD August 8, 2023.
Get a glimpse of the Sasquatch and cultish intensity in the trailer below.
Summoning the Spirit follows “Carla (Krystal Millie Valdes) and Dean as they decide to escape the hustle of the big city, purchasing a home in the remote forest. They have big plans for their new quiet life, only to find something much more sinister. The couple quickly realize that they are on the land of a cult, and the leader claims a telepathic connection to a legendary flesh-eating beast deep in the woods surrounding them. Carla and Dean...
- 7/6/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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