Bed of the Dead (2016)

Bed of the Dead: Directed by Jeff Maher. With Colin Price, Alysa King, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Dennis Andres. Four twentysomethings find themselves stuck on a haunted antique bed where leaving means suffering a gruesome death. Plagued with frightening hallucinations, they must figure out the bed’s secrets before they are ultimately picked off one by one.

“Admittedly, I was lured in by the title of the movie; u0026quot;Bed of the Deadu0026quot;, as it could have been either a comedy addition to the zombie genre, or that it might actually be a movie about a deadly bed. And being a life-long fan of the horror genre, then of course I did opt for sitting down to watch u0026quot;Bed of the Deadu0026quot;, even without having read the synopsis for the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt was a little bit hard, no pun intended, for me to get fully into the groove and atmosphere of this movie, as it was set in an underground sex club. I am not a prude or anything, but the setting of the movie was just a bit too tacky.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI canu0026#39;t claim to be familiar with anyone on the cast list, for better or worse. Admittably then I usually do find it refreshing and nice to have all new faces perform in movies, as there are no associations to previous characters portrayed in other movies. And such was also the case with u0026quot;Bed of the Deadu0026quot;. The cast was doing good jobs with their given roles and characters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWriter Cody Calahan and writer/director Jeff Maher opted for a story that jumps back and forth between what happened in room 18 to the four young people and the present time where the police are investigating the gruesome scene in room 18. Personally, I canu0026#39;t claim to find that to be a particularly good way of presenting a story, because you are already made well aware of the outcome of the movie right from the very beginning, leaving little room for surprises and plot twists along the way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe visual effects and CGI in the movie were quite good, and there is a fair amount of violence and gore to keep most gorehounds and fans of the horror genre satisfied.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStory-wise then u0026quot;Bed of the Deadu0026quot; didnu0026#39;t prove to be spectacular or outstanding in any way. Was it entertaining? Well, sure, it was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be. Just donu0026#39;t expect to be blown away or kept at the edge of your seat. And this is hardly the type of movie that you will return to watch a second time, provided you get through it the first time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI will say that the movie is fairly well paced, although it loses its momentum some time after the halfway point, where the movie settles down into a slow paced trot. Which only makes it all the more of an ordeal to actually maintain interest and focus on the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, not the best of forays into the horror genre, but definitely not among the worst either. The overall impression with u0026quot;Bed of the Deadu0026quot; was a mediocre one for me. As such, then I am rating it 5 out of 10 stars.”