d. Bazz Hancher; w. Bazz Hancher, Richard Robotham; p. Bazz
Hancher, Michael Walcott; cast: Bazz Hancher, Richard Robotham, Adam Woodhouse,
Mark Lee Jones, James JT Taylor, Vicki Clarke, Tom Rutter, James Underwood
This decidedly non-PC, sub-Troma, amateur horror comedy won’t
be to everyone’s taste, but among the tired jokes about queers, trannies and
toilets are some genuinely clever moments that will make you spit out your tea
with delight. A dim-witted cowboy electrician becomes possessed by a demon when
he helps a TV psychic (punk legend turned Brit horror regular Jones) stage a séance.
Everyone he subsequently visits is killed by electrical equipment, most notably
an impressive death-by-tumble-drier. The acting is as bad as the wigs but there’s
a cheesy charm to the picture and surprisingly acceptable production values
including some basic CGI. Hancher previously made numerous shorts (collected on
DVD as Blast from the Past and Films from a Broken Mind) and a documentary feature
about a local pub. With Feast for the Beast director Rutter as one of the séance
participants, a fourth wall-breaking narrator, and a demonic clown at the end. Filmed
in Kidderminster in April 2016.
- Available from the director's website
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