Awaken the Shadowman (DVD, 2017)

Description: Product DescriptionAdam and his wife Beth are a struggling couple with a newborn baby Emma. Adam receives a phone call from his estranged brother, Jake, informing him that their mother has gone missing. He urges Adam and his family to come back to their hometown. They are greeted by Jake and his wife Christy, who are a shining example of a happy couple. A search committee is at Evette's house, from “Gateways”, a bereavement group that has been helping Evette deal with the loss of her previous home and their father. As the brothers try to get past old grievances and work together in finding their mother, Adam becomes increasingly aware that Gateways may be up to something more sinister, and perhaps even behind their mother's disappearance. A dark, shadowy presence begins to stalk Beth, seeming to influence her thoughts. As Adam's paranoia continues to grow, he becomes terrified that Gateways and a shapeless, faceless creature lurking around the family may be after their newborn baby. ReviewA slow burn of a horror drama that doesn t build toward quite enough of a blaze to be truly memorable, Awaken the Shadowman nonetheless ranks a cut above the genre norm for its atmospheric and confident setup. This debut feature for director J.S. Wilson (actually a pseudonym for the three scenarist-producers, two of whom are also the male leads) finds estranged brothers reunited over their mother s disappearance, but increasingly troubled even more by weird goings-on in the town where they grew up. Some horror fans will decry the lack of gore or even much violence here. Bolstered by its generally strong performances, Awaken the Shadowman is so nicely unsettled in mood, assuredly paced (by Woodrow Wilson Hancock III), handsomely shot (again by J.S. Wilson, i.e. Hancock, Zimbardi and Caleb) and effectively scored (Douglas Pipes) that one wishes as much patient care had gone into the script. Unlike most horror opuses today, this one actually has a not-baldly-derivative premise good enough to warrant leisurely narrative unfolding. Like Ira Levin-derived classics Rosemary s Baby and The Stepford Wives (or the very recent Get Out ), this story hinges on gradually exposing the evil of a whole community with a hideous hidden agenda. --Variety Product detailsAspect Ratio : 1.33:1MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.5 OuncesDirector : J.S. WilsonMedia Format : Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, WidescreenRun time : 1 hour and 23 minutesRelease date : July 25, 2017Actors : James Zimbardi, Skyler Caleb, Emily Somers, Andrea Hunt, Robert R. ShaferProducers : Anthony C. Ferrante, Woodrow Wilson Hancock III, Skyler Caleb, James ZimbardiStudio : Gravitas Ventures

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