Reverb

Stars: Leo Gregory, Eva Birthistle, Margo Stilley, Luke de Woolfson, Stephen Lord, Neil Newbon, Pamela Banks

Director: Eitan Arrusi

Here's a new one for horror fans: a haunted recording studio. Budding music artists Alex (Gregory) and Maddie (Birthistle) hire the studio for two nights on the cheap, unaware that it contains the room wherein a Satanist music star topped himself after recording his final ultra-weird tracks.

Despite creepy happenings on the first night, after which Maddie begs to leave, Alex resolves to stay and finish his recordings, soon being possessed by the spirit of said Satanist star.

Apart from a cliched beginning, with flash forwards to the gore and madness of the latter half, and a silly ending that goes one step too far, this is a decent scarefest with some shivery moments and a good performance by Birthistle, who's head and shoulders above the rest of the cast.

David Quinlan

UK 2006. UK Distributor: Guerilla Films. Colour.
84 minutes. Not widescreen. UK certificate: 15.

Guidance ratings (out of 3): Sex/nudity 1, Violence/Horror 2, Drugs 1, Swearing 1.

Review date: 03 Mar 2009