eVil Sublet

Sometimes you have to take risks, and especially with movies you want to watch.

 

So when Noshi asked what film I wanted to see, I just answered "the 7th on the 3rd page" of our streaming service.

 

Having no idea what that would be, it turned out to be eVil Sublet, a low budget horror comedy.  And since it was the 1st of november, that was perfect in theme as well considering it was All Saints that day.

 

And this movie was both scary at times, with the blink of an eye ghostly apparitions in the appartment, as hilarious (right from the opening scene).  The story is about an apartment that is being rented out for a rather cheap price, as it turns out numerous suicides, murders and lethal accidents transpired in it. 

 

Reena and Ben move into the appartment, but soon Reena starts to see and "feel" things, like doors opening miraculously, or upstairs neighbours they never have seen before, and apparently the place is said to be empty.  When they go to a funfair, Reena has a strange encounter with an orange masked man, and this draws the intrest of paranormal medium Lorne.  Together with his partner Ned he seeks her out, wanting to help her from danger imminent.

 

They discover the appartment demands three deaths from every tennant living there on the contract, and that Reena and Ben have been framed by the previous owner to become the sacrifices so she can live there in peace.  As Ben is off to a convention, the manifestations increase, and Reena starts losing it.  Ben returns, just as Lorne intervenes as well, and they manage to overcome the ghostly inhabitants by framing the original owner and making her the third required kill.  From then on they can live in peace, together with the ghosts, in the place...

 

So this movie had some great laughs, and was a good fun low budget production, certainly worth checking out if you are into these "labour of love" projects...