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Spirit Riser
USA 2024
produced by
Tomás Doncker, Marla Mase, Kansas Bowling, Dylan Mars Greenberg, Spencer Smith (executive), Christina Smith (executive), James Dellatacoma (executive) for Disck Pictures, True Groove
directed by Dylan Mars Greenberg
starring Amanda Flowers, Cherie Currie, Summer Greenberg, Alan Merrill, Kansas Bowling, Parker Love Bowling, Jesse Yungbei, Lynn Lowry, Whitney Moore, Michael Madsen (voice), Sofe Cote, Kat Meoz, William Preston Bowling, Carla Tempesta, Wesley Doloris, Michelle Hardy, Apryl Miller, Weird Paul Petrofskey, Dorian Electra, Weston Allen, Yolpie Kaiser, Kate Bornstein, Jurgen Azazel Munster, Matthew Silver, Ryan Trecartin (voice), Jac Bernhard, Rodney Bingenheimer, Patti Harrison, Lloyd Kaufman, Death Valley Girls, Bunny X (= Abigail Gordon, Mary Hanley, Glitter Macabre, Mike Handelman, Hunter West, Isaiah Mueller, Steve Litwitz, Kalvin Madsen, Clara Senida Leyba, Radioactive Chicken Heads, Ari Lehman, The Buttress, Jak Tripper, Matt Ellin, Neva Gentleman, Cindy Colon, Mister Lobo, Dolby Williams, Jeff Blanchard, Trent Harris, Gina Carson, Shara Maya Ali, Hannah Schilsky, Dylan Mars Greenbert, Jim Dvorak, Eddie Machete, Prince Fabian, Carla Tempesta, Sophia Ventrone, New Myths
screenplay by Dylan Mars Greenberg, based on the poem Spirits of the Dead by Edgar Allan Poe, animation by Guiness Waller, Ezra P. Ailer, Dylan Mars Greenberg
review by
Mike Haberfelner
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When a demon attacks, Ingrid (Amanda Flowers) manages to get her 11
year old sister Sydney (Summer Greenberg) out of the house before facing
the entity one on one - at the result of which their house explodes.
Wandering the streets, Sydney soon runs into a bunch of thugs but is saved
by private eye Alan (Alan Merrill), who soon realizes she's in a lot of
danger, so he talks his TV news anchor ex Elizabeth (Lynn Lowry) into
announcing her death on TV - but that doesn't fool our demon ...
Ingrid meanwhile has somehow come out of the explosion alive but has
lost her memory. Fortunately, she's picked up by two sisters (Kansas and
Parker Love Bowling) who get her a place with their foster mother Miss
Skylace (Cherie Currie) - but of course, the demon's also after her, and
eventually Ingrid and Sydney learn, separate from one another, that they
are the last spirit risers, and the fate of the planet lies on their
shoulders. But what are they to do, they're yet young and unexperienced
and have nobody to give them guidance, while the demon seems to know
everything.
Suffice to say, plenty of chaos ensues that also involves the statue of
liberty - all set to the narration of fan favourite Michael Madsen.
Ok, above synopsis might make Spirit Riser sound like a
cookie cutter horror film, and yes, the movie has some cheesy dialogue and
overly clichéed plot elements. But then again, this is a Dylan Mars
Greenberg film, and while the director sure knows her horror, nothing in
this movie is like it's supposed to be, pretty much everything is
exaggerated, often to downright craziness, there's a healthy disregard for
realism, while not all special effects look especially polished, they fit
right into Greenberg's insane world, and the further fetched plottwist
are, the better they fit into this movie. Sure, Greenberg's films might
not be for everyone, but if you like your horror with a good dose of both
surrealism and leftfield horror, than this one's perfect for you!
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