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Bad Moon Rising
UK 2021
produced by
Dani Thompson, Alasdair MacKay, Marilyn Parel, Mike McGeorge (executive), Martin W. Payne (associate), Tim Sanders (associate), John H. Shelton (associate) for Blood, Sweat & Glitter Productions
directed by Alasdair MacKay
starring Dani Thompson, Honey Holmes, Loren Peta, David Curtis, Shane Salter, Lukas Hinch, Dan Abrams, Ivo Dinkov, Allistair McNab, Chris Janes, Tony Mardon, Maria Lee Metheringham, Astrea Mira, Billy Chainsaw, Dave Darko, Kate Vermeulen, Richard Gladman, Oran Tarjan, Dolly Diamond, Stuart Bannerman, Martin W. Payne, John H. Shelton, Graham Miller, Richie Piatt, Keith Hollick, Andy Kirby, Steve Armitage, Adrian Southgate, Levi Warner, John Warner, Ryland Cairns, Guntis Brazma
written by Dani Thompson, music by Will Metheringham, special effects makeup by Dave Darko
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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Lucy (Dani Thompson), Pip (Honey Holmes) and Jordan (Loren Peta) are Scream
Team, a trio of paranormal investigators that head a TV reality show
of the same name - but that said, only Pip really believes in the
paranormal, the other two are more in it for the fame and money, as is
their producer James (David Curtis), who usually sees to it that
they have some kind of spectacle in their show. But of late, the show's
not doing that great anymore, so much so that James learns that they're
cancelled. So when he's offered lots of money for filming a special in
Bulgaria where the girls are to investigate a string of disappearances in
a small village, he's all for it, figuring with the money they could
produce a whole new series of the show. However, once in Bulgaria, things
don't look as rosey as they seemed anymore, the girls, James and their
team, holed up in a small lodge, are in each other's hair almost
constantly while they hardly find any leads in the village as most locals
shun them and the few who actually talk to them say much more than warning
them to be home before dark, while the man who hired them, Zhivko (Ivo
Dinkov), is a bit too creepy for their liking and keeps things in the dark
almost intentionally, and the footage they are getting is rather on the
dull side. The only ray of light is a local bar the girls visit time and
again. But then two team members (Dan Abrams, Shane Salter) disappear,
they find traces of blood and animal fur in the woods, Zhivko finally
opens up about the creepy story that's behind all the disappearances and
agrees for them to leave back to the UK on full pay - and they all need to
return to the lodge before dark but the sun's already setting ...
A nice riff on the werewolf genre that's very good at keeping
the creepiness up without spelling things out (though the title gives one
a pretty good clue what it's about), but instead puts its emphasis on the
mystery underlying the story, which is carried by a bunch of relatable and
fleshed out characters and their interactions, and does a good job keeping
the tone on the light, almost comedic side throughout - which than makes
the finale all the more impactful. A very nice addition to the werewolf
genre for sure.
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