Plague Town

Man! I can’t remember the last time something like this happened to me. I expected some silly amateur bollocks, but what I got was the best horror film in at least two months. I’m reading reviews on IMDB and I see one user that beautifully summarised it with the words "gory, funny and scary", and I couldn’t agree more. They don’t spare blood, the gore is very good (given the obvious low budget), it has likeable characters that add an element of entertainment during the first act (a quarrelsome family similar to Dead End), and from a certain point forward, the dread and the creepy atmosphere never fade. My current rating is still under the effect of the shock from a low-key film turning out to be a horror gem, so for the time being I’m rationally refraining from granting the highest score, but it’s more than good enough for 4*. Recommended! (15.05.2009)