Directed by: Brett and Drew T. Pierce
Notable cast: John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Madelynn Stuenkel,
Jamison Jones
The quick and dirty review of this movie, and a comparison
that everyone has pointed out, is Fright Night but with a witch. It’s
one of those comparisons that’s got to be a little frustrating, in that it’s a
great pull quote and it’s true enough that no one is going to disagree with it
outright. A coming of age horror story about a troubled kid with a monster
neighbor that no one believes him about. It fits as a series of bullet points.
That said, I don’t think it’s necessarily a fair comparison, and it’s not just
the significant tonal differences. Firstly, a small bit of business. As a long
time nerd, and especially a DnD nerd (3.5 for life, I’ll fight anybody), I
don’t think it’s accurate to call the monster in this movie a witch... It’s
obviously some kind of hag, a witch-like creature. I refuse to bog this review
down with that detail, but my soul needed it said at least once.