(Trust me.) That is, until his friend Gabby (Wu) throws him a surprise Christmas party, only to discover the real reason why he always avoids the holidays – a reveal that’s far away from any form of lycanthropic transformation. Not only is the title a riff on a line from “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” but each segment is named after lines from the poem (i.e. For example, Amanda Fuller plays Chet’s acquaintance Linda, but she also plays one of the illusions Chet bickers with. However, the overall film makes up for this with its three strongest segments. Entering a show vaguely titled All the Creatures Were Stirring, the awkward couple unfortunately find themselves in the audience of a local theatre group’s interpretative dance routines of Christmas-themed horror shorts, which when started, are the different segments we see fully visualised.
We’re instead left with red-tinted POV and some antlers, and it’s just wholly underwhelming. Eric is last one out of the shops, and in his rush to load the car he accidentally locks himself out of it. “In A Twinkling” has Steve (Morgan Peter Brown: Absentia 2011, Ouija 2014) trying to prepare for a full-moon-based threat, only for Gabby (Wu) to bring a surprise party along. But it still spins a strong yarn, and even works in a sweet ending without it being too saccharine, which makes for an effective cool-down after the prior shorts’ thrills and chills. Quite simply, yes. The premise of this one is pretty damn brilliant as Rudolph seeks revenge on the deer-killing driver, but the resulting short is unable to live up to the idea. All the Creatures Were Stirring still. While “Dash Away All” has a strong premise, good performances, and makeup on its surprise treat, but an unsatisfying payoff. Meanwhile,”‘All Through the House” mixes terror with a dark sense of humor. Unlock access to all of Film Inquiry`s great articles. Plot. All The Creatures Were Stirring will be available On Demand, DVD, and digital video on December 4th.
This is easily the film’s strongest segment as our hapless protagonist’s caution feels accurate and builds tension. The film’s as much of a comedy as it is horror, but with workplace shootings a reality there’s an objectively frightening element at play here as the first death comes with a gunshot to the head.
As Chet (Kite), a grouchy jerk, learns the joy of Christmas through terror by three ghosts a la A Christmas Carol. As Chet (Kite), a grouchy jerk, learns the joy of Christmas through terror by three ghosts a la A Christmas Carol. These two are also the weakest segments, but for different reasons. Well, RLJE Films covers that with All the Creatures Were Stirring, due out on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING is not only the name of the movie, it’s also the title of a very low-budget play in a small theatre in Los Angeles. They also use different editing tricks too: “The Stockings Were Hung” is the only one to feature split-screen effects, while “In A Twinkling” keeps a hold on its wipe transitions. This film should prove to be a treat for any Horror fan, whether they love or loathe the holidays. 4 – 1960-1980: New Wave, How to Analyse Movies #8: Putting It Into Practice, How to Analyse Movies #7: Iconography & Realisticness, How to Analyse Movies #5: Lighting, Sound & Score, MPAA, Studios Fund 12-Step Programs For Women Directors (PARODY), Weinstein Scandal Should Affect The Outcome Of The EEOC Hollywood Probe (THR Guest Column), The EEOC Gender Probe: I Don’t Regret Starting the Fight, Women Directors & The Farce of Networking Programs, THE UNDOING Miniseries: A Gripping But Soapy Domestic Nightmare, FARGO Season 4: Thematically Ambitious But So All Over The Place, THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR: A Spooky & Heart-Aching Gothic Romance, BILLIONS (S5E7) “The Limitless Sh*t”: This Is Scarface Drug, Not Limitless, BILLIONS (S5E6) “The Nordic Model”: An Old School Pissing Contest, BILLIONS (S5E5) “Contract”: The Sins Of The Fathers, KILLING EVE (S3E8) “Are You Leading Or Am I?”: Dancing To The Same Old Tune, DEFINITION PLEASE: A Layered Depiction of Family, Freedom and Mental Illness, “Once We’re On Set, It’s Just Like A Playground” Interview With ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING Co-Director & Co-Writer David Ian McKendry. The final segment would feel at home in The Twilight Zone revival or reboot of The Outer Limits, and that’s not a knock. Genre fans, particularly those of us addicted to Christmas horror movies, should still give it a spin both for the beats that work and in the hopes that the filmmakers return with something even better. My Campy Slumber Party: Xanadu, Muses, and Disco, Oh My!
He suspects something is amiss with the girls, and we know as much, and the reveal delivers with a satisfying turn of events. All the Creatures Were Stirring is a brand new Christmas horror anthology from husband and wife directing/writing duo Rebekah and David Ian McKendry, both of whom are well-established in the world of horror – both previously collaborated on a graphic novel extension of the Hellraiser universe, as well as Rebekah’s long-running hosting duties on Blumhouse’s official podcast Shock Waves.
SHARES. This is significant as the central theme throughout the movie is that of family. The employees are trapped in their building by an unknown killer forcing them to open each gift – some might help them, some might kill them, and others may have other nasty surprises. 2015’s A Christmas Horror Story has its ups and downs but is at its best as a fun and surprising creature feature when Krampus and zombie elves come to town. The second short is damn good while the other four plus the wraparound are a mix of meh and merely okay making for a harmless but forgettable experience. People tend to overlook how sometimes the best-looking films can be the most boring (especially when it comes to horror), it’s often the spirit (hah) that counts, something that All the Creatures Were Stirring is absolutely loaded with – both in Christmas and filmmaking. Rebekah McKendry was eight months pregnant when they began shooting All The Creatures Were Stirring. And he's a good person. 7 – 2000-Present: Life After the Handover, The History of Hong Kong Action Cinema Pt. Just as the tagline says: “Another Reason to Dread the Season.”, But what makes the film fearsome – its goodness, badness, or somewhere-in-betweenness?
A knife and some deadly gas come into play too, and there’s ominous fun to be had every time the killer voices his threats and demands over the speakerphone. “All Through the House” delivers a modern riff on It’s A Wonderful Life’s classic account of Christmas-inspired divine redemption as a grumpy Grinch is forced into embracing the Christmas spirit – whether he likes it or not. All the Creatures Were Stirring’s best quality is its originality, and the McKendry’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the genre is evident through their circumvention of cliche, as thankfully there’s nary a Krampus creature or a killer Santa in sight.
Granted, the ghosts all share the same design, but the story imbues them with menace through the illusions they cast, like the enclosing terror of holiday programming. ), though not necessarily in poetic order.
This one tries to go heavy on the laughs, some of which land while others don’t, but some surreal touches hurt more than help the overall effect. When Jenna (Ashley Clements: The Lizzie Bennett Diaries series) and Max (Graham Skipper: Almost Human 2013) have a date at a strange theater, they end up watching an odd collection of Christmas stories. With Constance Wu, Jonathan Kite, Jocelin Donahue, Ashley Clements. They are also distinct from each other: for example, the shorts have separate casts from each other; Wu does not turn up in “Arose Such A Clatter,” Fuller does not appear in “In A Twinkling,” etc. If the synopsis on this one seems slight it’s because the short itself doesn’t really warrant more than that. Let us know! The best way to sum up Rebekah and David Ian McKendry’s debut feature All the Creatures Were Stirring is to use the final line from the poem that its title is sourced from: Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
From boring office … “All Through the House” is a modern-day take on Scrooge and A Christmas Carol. ", ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Marks the Return of a Hero We Deserve, A Star-Studded Cast Can’t Save HBO’s ‘The Undoing’, 10 Spookiest and Most Terrifying Silent Horror Movies, ‘Rebecca’ Returns to Life Breathing Stale Air, How Denis Villeneuve Uses Shallow Focus To Make Us Squirm, 10 Terrifying and Twisted Horror Movie Road Trips to Hell, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Makes Chess Exciting Again, Gazing into ‘The Beyond’: Lucio Fulci’s Cosmic Horror Masterpiece, How Ben Wheatley’s ‘Rebecca’ Differs from Alfred Hitchcock’s Award-Winning Version. The segment provides food for thought alongside the chuckles and shivers. It might seem redundant to label this film as ‘brand new’ within its own review but that’s what this feels like, a refreshingly original selection of five yuletide-related segments all taking place over one magical Christmas Eve night. It certainly has some interestingness. One has all the film fripperies of 24-esque split-screens, background music, and multiple actors, while the other has three actors on a dark set doing some enthusiastic miming. An angry, red-nosed witness that follows him home with vengeance on its mind. All the Creatures Were Stirring (Review) in Reviews. Details. As a group of office workers hesitantly attend their annual Christmas party, an introductory game of gift swap goes wrong when it’s revealed that an enigmatic figure has littered the table with an assortment of presents – some helpful, some lethal – and commands the co-workers to continue playing, with the tension getting tighter as both a mix of bowtied boxes and a tangled web of lies and deceit start to become uncovered. Each short starts on the stage before shifting into a proper short film and then returning to the increasingly awkward couple and the oddballs sharing the theater with them. As a collective whole All the Creatures Were Stirring is a perfectly passable diversion. It sounds like it is going in one direction, before it ends up swerving into another lane entirely.
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