ABATTOIR: Where Death Is Only The Beginning

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I didn't have a lot of faith in this movie when it surfaced on Netflix but I was in the mood for some gore but something with a plot. Even though this starts out slow and puts you completely in the dark about who is who and what has happened, it does progress nicely. While it has an R rating the violence is implied in most cases by the clever use of sounds, shadows and flashbacks. There's no way this is an award winner or something that would go over with the mainstream. Sure, the plot stary off lmost generic in form but when it starts to stray into dark magic things get interesting. It;s hard to pinpoint the time frame of the recent events but once historic events are referenced you can starting to put things in chronological order. For me the turning point of Abattoir was when the reporter goes to visit her sister's house after they are murdered. The only thing wrong, aside from the creepy feelings is the fact that the entire room is gone. Even stranger, as Julia (Jessica Lowndes) keeps investigating she finds more and more murders with the same details to each of them. It all leads back to New English but when she arrived everyone is tight-lipped. The big reveal of the plot happens shortly after Julia's arrival but even with Grady showing up and lending a hand, they re no further close to learning what Jebediah's master plan. I have to admit, if I hadn't sat through the whole film I would have missed out an excellent yet intelligently implemented horror flick. If you liked Silent Hill, Hellraiser or The Shining, chances are you will like / love this one. Photo: Dark Web Productions