The Barn

I can tell I'm going to love a movie within the first five minutes.i really cannot praise this film enough. This movie was amazing. It's got definite 80s horror vibes , it's clear that a lot of heart and soul and love for a dying genre went into making this. Wonderful feelings of nostalgia. It's shot wonderfully, it's creative, the characters are likable, the costumes and makeup are fantastic, amazing soundtrack , the acting is great in my opinion, I mean it's a throwback to 80s horror. Everything in this movie is perfect. It's cheesy over the top outlandish goofy gruesome and a general horror masterpiece. Definitely DEFINITELY worth a watch and then several more .

So the movie is pretty cheesy and campy, but that was also clearly the intent. I thought it was hilarious.

THE BARN is a supernatural / neo-slasher horror film, done in a 1980s homage style. It's about a trio of killer spooks: a scarecrow, a miner, and a pumpkin headed ghoul, that haunt the titular structure, awaiting those who dare to trespass on Halloween Night. As luck would have it, a group of teens decide to enter the forbidden farm, resulting in grisly death.

While the story is pretty bare-bones, and the acting and dialogue are a bit clunky, this only adds to the overall charm. Is it a perfect masterpiece? No, but it is worth a watch on a crisp, Halloween evening.

Gorehounds will be in the stratosphere over the gushy practical effects! They really kick into high gear during the "Harvest Hootenanny" sequence, and continue from there.

For those who appreciate and enjoy low-budget horror films...

I get what they were trying to do here. It's the same kind of retro nostalgia that actually works in Stranger Things. Clever marketing and a good cover, but the film doesn't quite stand up to the hype. A good effort which needed a bigger budget.

The movie itself was very amateur...the dialogue, acting, story line...everything screams amateur...except the score and soundtrack, that was a great, retro, horror movie score. The action scenes are too short...left me wanting more...it was like there was a build up to each, then they were over in two hits. It really didn't hold my interest, but I did like the idea of the movie, it just needed to be fleshed out a little more. Overall, nice attempt at a horror movie throwback to the 80's, but not spectacular.

The music, however was very well done for such a low budget film. The soundtrack and score were both pretty good, I was impressed and that's the main reason for writing the review...the score and soundtrack deserved a shout out.