The Damned Thing (2014)

The Damned Thing: Directed by Derrick Granado. With Canon Buckingham, Zach Kepple, Rodney Osborne, Elizabeth McGrath. Three tales of horror are told from the narration of paranormal investigator Eddie Osborne to his newly hired videographer, as they document an abandoned hotel with supernatural occurrences.

“Iu0026#39;m a fan of well-executed horror anthologies, especially the classic ones. I was hopeful for this attempt and I was willing to give it a chance (based on the other reviews). While I hate to be a naysayer and embrace negativity, I would truthfully grade this as a u0026quot;C+u0026quot; student film, at best. The only time a character showed any emotion instead of just reciting lines was during the third story. That just isnu0026#39;t good… u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFilm-making is (very) hard work and every director has a starting point, but compelling characters and/or a decent story can make up for many shortcomings, including poor special effects and slow pacing. While this movie attempts to tie together three u0026quot;vignettesu0026quot; in a meaningful way, it would have fared better if the director had just plagiarized a throwaway script from a Syfy-channel reject. Rule number for any film project should be to solicit feedback from outside your immediate peers — that would probably help cut down on the rampancy of overused movie tropes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, this is a rather amateurish effort marred by clichéd dialogue, questionable casting choices, sloppy editing and poor cinematography.”