The Bench

For an independent film to be 17 years old and carry such professionalism is not what I was expecting. Exciting, scary, with a real throwback to vintage horror. Shooting on film has turned out to be a genius idea.

Totally unpredictable (unlike many "who done it" movies), leaving the audience on their seats trying to work out the good from the evil.

It's great to see indie writers and cast members get the credit they deserve after such a long time. An indie film shot in the woods couldn't have been a recipe for disaster in terms of coming up with an original plot and not regurgitating what everybody's seen a million times, but they've done a tremendous job, particularly given the length of time for somebody else to come in and release something the same.

Looking forward to seeing what the writers do next here in 2024.

Maybe room for a sequel?

This is definitely a must watch!!! Such a good horror film with out being super gory! Without having a budget these guys did an amazing job. We love a Scottish accents and it's great to see scottish actors make it in this industry.

Glad it was Americans attempting to sound Scottish!

I love a throw back to early 2000s.

You can sometimes see the difficulty that the movie had with some janky edits and not being perfect but after hearing about how difficult the movie was to make it's some piece of work. For what it is and how it was made, people first ever film and no money, Well done! Great job.

I recently watched this and was genuinely surprised at just how gripping I found it. A thrilling ride from start to finish, interspersed with some pretty funny moments in-between the gruesome deaths. It's essentially a very old school, grisly slasher, set in a remote cabin with a really dark, dank and dirty feel to it. So reminds me of these 70s/80s low-budget horror films that my mates used to bring round on VHS. Stuff like the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' and 'I Spit On Your Grave'. Like those movies, it's got a really eerie atmosphere and lots of suspense and you really feel the isolation and dread from the characters. Watch it if you're after some seat clenching scares and are able to endure some gore. Thoroughly recommended!

I've seen a lot of bad horror movies , some of which I enjoy, but this Scottish attempt is just plain bad. All the usual cliches are to be found here but the swearing combined with strong Scottish accents made for a difficult watch.

I've never seen a movie with such a cast who spent the whole 106 minutes in aggressive shouting and swearing at each other. A blessed relief to see them being knocked off one by one.

I know that we've seen many similar American versions of this well-worn scenario but one hopes that maybe one original idea would be included to break the monotony of a slasher in the woods gore-fest.

Haven't seen a good slasher in ages (apart from the scream films) and so I was pleasantly surprised by this. Loved the 2000s setting. Made me quite nostalgic for a time before social media took over. Some laugh out loud moments (in a good way) and some real oh jeez that looks like a horrible way to die moments. So all in all a good wee night in front of the telly for me. Solid acting. And the film looked great considering how long ago it was made and how low budget it is. Little bit dark at times but I guess that's the point in a horror film. Is there going to be a sequel? And if so will it take 17 years?