Review of Lurking Fear (1994) by James C — 12 Feb 2011

After being relased from prison, John travels to a small town in search of his is inheritance, only to end up in the middle of a battle between the townsfolk and a terrifying evil.

All the through this movie I felt like I was missing something, and by the end I was convinced that I had been watching a sequel that just happened to contain no flashbacks to the previous entry. But after checking, I found that this movie is in fact stand alone, which means that it had a very confusing and badly written plot. There are places where you feel that massive chunks are missing, as the characters and situations seem already set-up and certain parts of the plot are not explained. The acting is a mixture of over the top and woodern and the special effects are the 'rubber suit' variety. The gore, though sporadic is handled with a glee that that you would expect from a low budget 90's horror movie. As much as I love them, features made by Full Moon are never to be classed as classics, but with the plot problems I have mentioned above, this is not one of their better products. But as always, it has a certain charm that kept me watching to the end.