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THE VOID is a film I greatly enjoyed. A group of people are trapped in a hospital, while cult members in white robes wait outside as something evil is about to be unleashed. The story is a bit hard to follow as in terms of what outcome the mad doctor is aiming for, but for a little slice of icky horror, it hits the spot. It is not enough however to preach about practical effects and a cool set up, thankfully the directing is also top notch. The practical effects are fantastic, enhance the film and It has atmosphere as well as gruesome effects and weird monsters. In terms of design and style, it is very much The Thing meets Assault on Precinct 13 meets Hellraiser meets The Beyond. It wears its influences like a badge of honour and is not ashamed of it. Sometimes showing your influences too much can hinder and make it a pale imitation (see LIFE which is basically ALIEN) but this entry is strong enough to hold its own. I really enjoyed all the performances, especially Kenneth Welch who manages a measured and sinister turn. At long last I am a satisfied horror customer. I was looking forward to seeing this one for a while and it didn't disappoint.

A small group of people we barely know are trapped inside the Marsh County Hospital with folks in white hoods sporting knives outside. The cop inside has a shotgun so....okay let's not confuse the issue with facts. Strange things happen within the hospital, i.e. re-animator type stuff along with blob creatures and of course the void, also called the abyss. We get to see the void early and it looks like something out of "Phantasm." There was clearly a Clive Barker/Crowley/Lovecraft influence and I am glad I didn't see another Miskatonic diploma. I didn't understand the electrical power arrangements, some lights went off, some stayed on, phones and radio didn't work, cop lights do, inside hospital lights on, outside lights off. Yup, I missed something there. Would the engine start? I would take inside an operating vehicle against a group of people with knives...just saying. Also the characters were flat. Who were the final people? Poor introductions. I didn't care if they all died or went wherever...that thing before time, whatever that is. I don't think they understand quantum physics better than a fifth grader. Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity. 7 stars for special effects.

While I don't like open rip-offs and remakes of previous, better fare, I have no problems with watching films that are heavily derived from their predecessors. The low budget, crowd-funded Canadian indie horror flick THE VOID is such a film, a throwback to 1980s creature cinema which feels heavily indebted to the movies of John Carpenter. It's a siege film in which a bunch of characters holed up in an isolated hospital are assailed by hooded cult members and horrific monsters, and the viewer witnesses bits of the HELLRAISER series as well as PRINCE OF DARKNESS and THE THING as they watch. I'm a huge fan of anything remotely Lovecraftian, and the tentacled horror of THE VOID was right up my street. Sure, the budget is low and they have to cut corners at times, leaving some parts fairly unconvincing, but the prosthetic effects are quite terrifying and the gore scenes hard to stomach. The unknown cast work hard to convince in their roles, and there's enough energy and imagination to make this a lot of fun.

Not sure why this movie isnt rated higher. I saw Cold Ground before this - and it had a rating of 7 something, yet it was another cliched found-footage tripefest, very dull with screaming women and glimpses fo monsters in torchlight. Yawn. This movie overall feels a little bit amateurish, but in a a good way, the way that means they are more likely to take risks, rather than follow what a studio would like, to get a "horror lite" product. The story isnt bad and visuals of the bad guys in cloaks are excellent. The setting is a virtually abandoned hospital. I have to say that with the evil doctor and all, it felt at times like Hellraiser 2 (my fave in that series for dark feels). The monsters were great, creepy and fairly uncompromising, as well as the results of the medical experiments tucked away in the spooky basement. The sotry was very well paced without too many cliches. The evil doctor had a good motivation for being that way, with the inclusion of occult worshipping into the movie. I was very impressed with this and the last scene is fairly spectacular. Well done to the makers of this film for making something quite groovy in horror.

"The Void" is one of those horror movies with a big (capital "M") Mystery at its center, but let's just see if you give a damn about it by the time the film finally gets around to (badly) explaining it. This film is all build up, dropped hints, and dangled carrots. The problem is that it never gets around to just being a damn movie. The premise, which I don't think I could explain if I tried, is clearly overly ambitious for the filmmakers to pull off. It's part "Hellraiser," part "Re-Animator," part "Event Horizon," part, I don't know, "Halloween II?" There are people trapped in a hospital, Klu Klux Klan members lurking outside, a devil worshiping doctor, mutant zombie corpses, a woman giving birth, a useless nurse, a Libertarian. Everyone shouts a lot and for a long time the hostages are their own worst problem. Then they go exploring the murky depths of the hospital and boy, does the exposition begin. But the exposition never makes any sense, and to this day I'm still totally in the dark about who all the hooded figures walking around were. I like my horror cerebral if it's done well, but if it's not, then I'd prefer something dumber but actually scary. Grade: C-

'THE VOID': Four Stars (Out of Five) Indie horror flick about a group of people being held in a hospital, by a bunch of crazy cultists, when they learn that the hospital is also inhabited by vicious creatures. It was written and directed by Steven Kostanski (who also wrote and directed a segment of the 2014 anthology horror flick 'ABCS OF DEATH 2') and Jeremy Gillespie; the duo also co-wrote and co-directed the 2011 indie grindhouse flick 'FATHER'S DAY' (with other filmmakers). It stars Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe, Evan Stern, Stephanie Belding and Ellen Wong. The movie was given a limited indie theatrical and VOD release, and it's gotten mostly positive reviews from critics (who have almost all praised it for it's classic 80s nostalgic feel). I also enjoyed it (for it's classic 80s nostalgic feel). Deputy Daniel Carter (Poole) finds a man, named James (Stern), crawling in the middle of the road, covered in blood. He takes him to the local hospital, where his estranged wife Allison (Munroe) works. After handing the man over to the staff there, Daniel finds a nurse (Belding) in a bizarre trance and murdering a patient. He then shoots her in self defense. As the Deputy goes outside, to call for help, he's attacked by crazy cultists. The cultists then surround the hospital and trap everyone inside. Daniel, and the other people there, soon realize that the cultists are the least of their problems. There are murderous creatures about to attack them as well. The film is a lot of fun for people that love low-budget horror movies, especially the kind that came out in the 1980s. It's got some great gore, some cool 80s style effects and an awesome 80s style soundtrack. The movie is like going back in time to the 1980s, if you remember what horror movies were like then. There's not a lot to the story, or character development, but the film is creepy and disturbing enough. Genre fans should have a blast! Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/b6j-_hcq7Wo