Director: Gregg Bishop
Notable Cast: Hannah
Fierman, Chase Williamson, Justin Welborn, Michael Aaron Milligan, Hayes
Mercure, Randy McDowell, Lindsey Garrett
The segment known as Amateur
Night in the original V/H/S film
was easily one of the highlights of that horror anthology and when it was
announced that it was being developed into a full film, I was all for it.
Adding to that hype was getting Gregg Bishop to direct it, who was easily one
of the names to watch after the hilariously fun Dance of the Dead back in 2008. The only thing that killed some of
my excitement was that it was being made by Chiller and really, I did have some
worry that it would be made for TV quality. While the film, going under the
name SiREN (and yes, it's spelled
that way officially), does have some issues with its budget, the results are
still surprisingly fun and refreshing as it continually world builds and adds
in a level of thoughtful writing and execution to the gimmicks of the short
film it was based on.