Blood Tokoloshe (2013)

Blood Tokoloshe: Directed by Jordan Harland. With Msimbithi Mahamba, Petunia Gabrielle Modisapodi, Siphiwe Masinga, Simon Msizi Nwamba. A South African creature horror centring around attacks by the fabled Tokoloshe.

“A South African horror film, it takes a strong basis in what, I presume, can accurately be described as their own folk traditions. However, thereu0026#39;s definitely elements of this that seem a bit familiar when compared to more well-known horror films, and several of the dynamics in the film seem fairly reminiscent of vampire movies, the proper Dracula kind.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis isnu0026#39;t the sort of lazy B-movie horror film that can get passed around and watched over pizza making fun of it, this really is the sort of horror film that has such a polished look to it (although a couple performances felt a bit more wooden, but that may be how I hear the accents) and a well-crafted storyline that it definitely deserves to be watched in a theater, and if this was in English, Iu0026#39;d say this would be well in line to be another of the pantheon of horror classics one day.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe greatest issue is the subtitles, as there are lines that donu0026#39;t quite make sense, and that I presume mark points where things were incorrectly translated, but those were relatively few in number. The imagery of the film is quite strong, and I think that is often a key point in horror films, and it also certainly seems to take note from many past movies, things like Jaws, in knowing that thereu0026#39;s no reason to go out of your way to show things when you can let peopleu0026#39;s minds do the work for you.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis isnu0026#39;t what Iu0026#39;d consider the very top tier of horror films, but it certainly does what it does far better than many films considered horror classics, and itu0026#39;s quite interesting to see the similarities between this and American horror films.”