Black Mold is a simple, yet effective, psychological horror.
It's not flashy.
Or laden with state of the art special effects.
But it's a solid little story; and has some pretty decent production quality!
In it, two up-and-coming photographers, head to a dilapidated location, with a storied history.
Only to find that it's inhabited by a homeless squatter...who warns them about what the darkness brings...if they find themselves stuck there, overnight.
Because- as you might have guessed from the film's title- the place is (apparently) filled with a type of black mold that causes their most deep seeded fears to become reality, in the form of hallucinations.
With that being said...it's a bit of a slow burner.
That is, for the most part, dramatically driven.
But it does manage to exude a, slight, air of tension.
And manages to keep you engaged enough, as you wait to see how it's all going to play out in the end.
As a result of it's relatively slow pace...you find yourself beginning to expect there to be an explosive twist at the end.
Though- while this, arguably, does play out- it ends on a weird note, that you can't help but feel is anti-climactic.
Even weirder, though, is the fact that- if it weren't for the title- you wouldn't have known the whole thing was driven by black mold at all.
You are completely left to deduce that based on the film's title alone.
Which isn't necessarily a fault.
But it doesn't really suggest mature writing skills, either.
That being said...it's entertaining enough.
But it could have been substantially better, if they just sussed out the narrative a little more thoroughly.
Particularly in regards to the ending.
But it is what it is.
3.5 out of 10.
