Thehibikiew
Not even bad in a good way
Robert Joyner
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Mischa Redfern
I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
Scott LeBrun
Hunky Blake Adams plays John Martense, a young man just released from prison. He has no prospects, but good fortune could come his way. He seeks out an old associate of his father, an undertaker named Knaggs (Vincent Schiavelli), who lets him know that in the remote community of Leffert's Corner, there is a cemetery containing a corpse stuffed with money. Martense arrives in this village to find a select few individuals preparing to do battle with the monsters that have been feeding on the citizens for the past 20 years. He is soon joined by Bennett (Jon Finch), his late fathers' ruthless former partner who, quite naturally, also wants the money.This one has to rate as a misfire. C. Courtney Joyner directs from his own screenplay of the H.P. Lovecraft short story, and it's highly uninspired. It's simply too hard to care about any of the characters here, or the tale being told. One wonders what might have been had Stuart Gordon, creator of some of the best Lovecraft adaptations out there, done this film as was originally planned. A shame, really, because "Lurking Fear" has some amusing and striking Old World type atmosphere (this was shot on location in Romania). But Joyner fails to create any suspense or much in the way of horror. The creatures are rather unimaginative looking. Some gore lovers might be mildly appreciative, though.Ever reliable Jeffrey Combs is entertainingly eccentric as a local doctor, and it's fun to see "Hellraiser" female lead Ashley Laurence play a badass sort of character. The full name of the man played by the distinctively featured Schiavelli is Skelton Knaggs, a nod to another character actor from genre films of the 40s. (Look, also, for the name "Michael Terence Ripper" in a ledger.) Finch is okay, no more, as the human antagonist. Allison Mackie, Joyners' cousin, gets to have some fun as one of the baddies. Paul Mantee is very good as the local priest. The less said about Adams, the better.Decent music by Jim Manzie and a short running time (just over 77 minutes) help to keep this from being particularly painful, but if one wants a Lovecraft fix, they can do so much better.Four out of 10.
Rabensblut
I am big fan of horror films, I saw tons of them, some of them were good some were bad. One of my friends advised me to see this one pointing that it is H.P.Lovecraft based horror film.1. I know quite all the stories of the Master himself, but this had nothing to do with none of them. Maybe the plot reminded me of shadow over Innsmouth, where the boy finds out, that he is a part of this strange community and one day he is going to be like them. So please do not take it as HPL. If U want to see some HPL just take Dagon, that is real HPL influenced film.2.The acting was not for Oscar nomination, but what do You want for a low budget flick. Jeffrey Combs is excellent, but anyway also the others did a good job. I saw that this film was made in Romania, I recognized this Pintea guy from Vlad Nemoritorul (Dracula - The Impaler) film, playing the undertaker with the scratched face.3. The explosions - not every company has the money to do a great explosion. According to this, they did quite good job.4. The ghouls - Very well made. I have to say they looked very good and realistic. Nice work.5. The Gore - Not every film has to be as Lucio Fulci, but anyway here it was quite optimal. The only gore scene was that one with the heart. Or maybe I had a shorter version of the film so the gore scenes were cut out. Mine has 1:29.
Woodyanders
Ex-convict Blake Bailey goes to the small burg of Laffert's Corner, Massachusetts to unearth a corpse in the local cemetery that's stuffed with several million dollars. A heinous trio of nasty cooks led by smooth British baddie Jon Finch (Jerry Cornelius in the fabulously flip sci-fi black comedy blast "The Final Programme") also materialize at the sleepy armpit podunk, eager to get their greedy, grubby, grasping paws on the hot loot. The only glitch: the hamlet's currently being besieged by a ghoulish gaggle of nocturnal subterranean cannibalistic zombies with wan complexions, egg-white eyes, longish pale hair, long black claws, gaunt skeletal faces, a mouthful of yellow fangs, and a decidedly inhospitable disposition. It's up to the hoodlums and a handful of fear-stricken beleaguered townspeople to make a stand against the lethal creatures or else they will all get devoured by the evil albino undead.Writer/director C. Courtney ("Trancers III: Death Lives") Joyner, loosely adapting an H.P. Lovecraft story, does a real deft, fluent and commendable job with crafting a handy dandy blend of horror and crime thriller elements: the swift pacing, a reasonably enthralling and intricate story, the pretty high suspense factor, and a few punchy and genuinely stirring action sequences all add up to make for one really fun little fright flick. Moreover, the bang-up cast contribute uniformly up-to-snuff performances, with especially stand-out turns by the ever-fine Finch (who makes for an exquisitely hateful heavy), Lovecraft movie perennial Jeffrey ("From Beyond," "Necronomicon") Combs as a boozy, bearded, chain-smoking physician, lovely, buxom "Hellraiser" series heroine Ashley Laurence as a resourceful, two-fisted take-charge survivalist, Mike Todd as the head fiend, Paul ("Day of the Animals," "The Manitou") Mantee as a virtuous, selfless priest, and, in a splendidly slimy small role, the always sublimely creepy Vincent Schiavelli as a wormy, untrustworthy mortician. Although by no means a classic, "Lurking Fear" nonetheless rates well as a solid, thrilling and worthwhile horror item.
Coventry
I spent quite some time looking for this film, only because it stars Jeffrey Combs. Ever since the brilliant "Re-Animator", I suffer from an unhealthy obsession to track down all the flicks Combs ever starred in… This is a rather amusing production, loosely based on yet another H.P. Lovecraft tale. The plot involves small time crooks treasure-hunting for big loot that is supposedly hidden in a corpse buried in the Leffert Corners cemetery. Coincidentally, the inhabitants of this little town are fighting a bloody battle with carnivore demons on that same cemetery. The budget is obviously low and so most of the make-up effects look more cheesy than scary. There's practically no tension or humor, only a bit of entertaining demon action and fairly good acting performances by a decent B-movie cast. Besides Jeffrey Combs, who stars as the physically weak but sarcastic town's doctor, "Lurking Fear" also has Hellraiser's Ashley Lauren as a demon-butt-kicking babe. There also is a small role for Vincent Schiavelli! The name might not mean much to you but you'll surely recognize his face when you're familiar with B-movies.
