Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made (2018)

One of the coolest things about Salem Horror Fest is the fact that this festival actually introduces you to some of the coolest content in the world. One of my biggest regrets about Salem Horror Fest 2019 is that I didn't get to see a film whose poster instantly caught my attention in Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made, but thanks to Amazon Prime I viewed the film for today. The film is considered to be cursed and that weird things have happened to those who have watched it from weird fires to unexplained deaths. For the first time, they found a copy and are showing it to those who dare. The film follows a young boy who just lost his dog and was told that he was not in heaven. So the boy and his sister go off to the woods to the spot where it was believed that they devil fell through on his way to hell (Antrum) to try and save the dogs soul before it's too late. The film stars Nicole Tompkins (American Horror Story) as Oralee, Rowan Smyth (NCIS: New Orleans) as Nathan, Dan Istrate (Dinner with the Alchemist) as Cassius, Circus-Szalewski (Bunker of Blood: Chapter 8: Butcher's Bake Off: Hell's Kitchen) as Hanzie, Shu Sakimoto (The Silk Road) as Haruki, Pierluca Arancio (The Imperialists Are Still Alive!) as Demon Amon, and the film was written and directed by David Amito (Beautiful World...) and Michael Laicini (Beware Pickpocket).

One thing is for sure and that is I love how far they went to make you believe that this was a real film and that there are consequences to watching the film. It reminds me of the days of the Cannibal films where people were questioning whether those were real films or not especially when they said it was documentary footage that was found. One thing I will say about the film is that it goes from being normal to weird and it just keeps getting a lot weirder as the film progresses to the point that some scenes are uncomfortable to watch like the scene where they stick a person inside the stomach of Baphomet while they heat it up. It's a lot like the ancient Greek torture device known as the Brazen Bull because when you scream inside of it, it sounds like the bull is making his sounds. Then there is just all the weird scenes that they throw in like the random shot of the demon who is just staring at you for what seems like an eternity or the fact that they made it look like it was shot on old 35 mm film which added to the film if you ask me. One thing I will say is that I saw the ending coming a mile away and while they don't show the result, you can assume that I was right all along. If you're a fan of horror then I think this is one film that you should check out because now it has me paranoid. With that being said, I am giving the film an A- for a final grade.