Bring Me a Skin for Dancing In

Bring Me a Skin for Dancing In follows Helen on a much-needed cottage retreat, after the loss of her twin sister. As is often the case, the locals are up to no good and Helen gets dragged into a world of paganism and witchcraft. A countryside holiday and some witchcraft? Sounds like a good time, I'm jealous!

There were a few continuity things that distracted me (the Neurospicy curse 😫), but they didn't ruin my overall enjoyment. The ending had very weird "Society" vibes, which made me chuckle and I liked where the story ended up. The film is very contained, mostly set in the cottage, but I would loved the story to have delved into the locals a bit more. Really leaning into the folk horror and what goes on in small, rural villages.

Very little happening here - it's folk horror with sign of neither "folk" nor "horror". The title only becomes relevant right at the end, though be warned, it's not much of a "skin". Some nice nastiness with grotty things in jars and digging up graves in the woods, but alas, they're all too brief. Kind of feels like it's trying to be a DTV remake of Robin Redbreast without the intrigue, challenging script, and atmosphere. Soundtrack was a bit of a let down also. I don't like being so negative about an indie production, but there's only so much credit I can give to a movie where practically nothing happens, I'm afraid.

I had recently had luck with some films like Oddity and All You Need Is Death, so I was hoping for something of a similar caliber, but unfortunately this just doesn't quite compare. There's uniformly poor acting, cheap visuals, and some hilariously over dramatic music that punctuates nothing much at all I'm afraid.

Intermittently interesting witchcraft/folk horror movie set in an isolated cabin. Begins earnestly but meanders to a mean-spirited ending. I was surprised to see this wasn't a first feature, as most of the film is awkwardly staged and the dialogue scenes are poorly paced. Still, there are some creepy images and the film's heart is in the right place, at least for the first hour. Great title, too.

I had recently had luck with some films like Oddity and All You Need Is Death, so I was hoping for something of a similar caliber, but unfortunately this just doesn't quite compare. There's uniformly poor acting, cheap visuals, and some hilariously over dramatic music that punctuates nothing much at all I'm afraid.

The cinematography for Bring Me a Skin for Dancing In, is beautiful. It is superb in all of the films Chris Shane Sanders does. The musical track suits it well, building up suspense, lingering on melancholy, hinting at danger to come--or utter horror.

The first thing that really stood out to me was the acting of Bhasker Patel who plays David. He is flawless.

All of the actors did fine jobs. Though they had tiny parts, JP Gates and Hans Hernke shone as "a couple of drunks." They shine in everything they do.

Chris Sanders actually frightened me with his menacing facial expressions.

I cannot finish without mentioning the special effects toward the end of the film. They were dementedly delightful.

I enjoyed the movie and the excellent performances.

----Sara Marie Hogg, author of macabre fiction.