I'm a big fan of horror films. The only problem is that it
seems like lately they either use lame ideas or rework some past film into a
new and improved version. So when an original film comes along I'm always ready
to let other know how good it is. SHADOW PEOPLE is one of the good ones.
Charlie Crowe (Dallas Roberts of THE WALKING DEAD) is a late
night radio DJ who takes calls from people who discuss weird topics from aliens
to hauntings. One of his callers has sent him a package and later calls to tell
him he's afraid to sleep for fear of dying, attacked by shadow people he's been
seeing. While he at first believes the caller is off his rocker and in need of
help, he changes his mind when he learns the same caller dies in his sleep.
Crowe begins digging deeper into the mysteries of shadow
people, finding out that they have been studied and the results are not
hopeful. He learns that this was not the first person to complain of the shadow
people and their intent on killing and that others have died the same way, in
their sleep. As he digs deeper he too begins seeing shadow people and one can
only hope he finds a way to survive this experience.
The idea of shadow people is nothing new and most recently
talked about in nearly every ghost hunting show around. The idea of these
shadows as spirits stuck in a certain location is the way those shows describe
it but in this film these shadow people are very mobile, moving from one person
to another, location to location.
The way the film shows the shadow people uses limited
special effects and offers small glimpses rather than full on in your face
displays. This adds to the creepy feeling that they invoke. You never feel cheated
in not seeing them rather they make the hair on the back of your neck stand on
end. The entire film has the ability to make you feel that way offering chills
rather than thrills, something lacking in most horror films these days.
If you're looking for a movie that was made on a shoe string
budget but that delivers some unique scares then this one is for you. It
doesn't get in your face but does get under your skin. What more could you ask
for in a horror film?
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