The Gallows is the latest found footage horror movie from Blumhouse Productions (who seem to be going from strength to strength).Featuring directors you've never heard of, actors you've never heard of and a story that you probably have, The Gallows is about a set of young people who are running a school play that has a sinister past. The movie is mainly set about a group of them hanging around the school at night time trying to sabotage the play.
The movie starts with some historical footage about the school play, The Gallows, which was ran in Beatrice School in 1993. However a freak accident occurred when one of the young people (who was playing a convicted criminal) was accidently hanged in front of everyone when they were acting out the hanging scene. Cue mass hysteria and a jump to present day.
Nerdy theatre girl, Pfeiffer decided to bring back that fateful school play 20 years later and has the complete backing of the school. Reese, football jock and admirer of Pfeiffer, signs up to star opposite her in the play - but is a terrible actor. Fearing that the play will bomb, Reese's best mate (and arguably the most entertaining character and cameraman) Ryan, hatches a plan to stop the play from happening. This plan includes his ultra hot cheerleader girlfriend Cassidy and him and Reese to go an sabotage the set so the play can't go ahead. When they get accidentally locked in the school in the dark, things start to get a bit scary.
The Gallows is a low budget horror movie but does things rather good considering the fact there's no famous actors, big budget or famous screenwriters behind it. The concept is simple and sometimes predictable - but there are so many horrors being churned out these days it's hard to be original. Even awesome horrors like Saw and Final Destination have so many sequels and copy cats that the impact of the originals have been watered down somewhat from the genius that they were.
The Gallows is genuinely unnerving and there are some jumpy points and it does horror well. It's not an amazing movie but it is certainly worth a watch if you like horrors. It's not bad, go check it out and let me know what you think.
The movie starts with some historical footage about the school play, The Gallows, which was ran in Beatrice School in 1993. However a freak accident occurred when one of the young people (who was playing a convicted criminal) was accidently hanged in front of everyone when they were acting out the hanging scene. Cue mass hysteria and a jump to present day.
Nerdy theatre girl, Pfeiffer decided to bring back that fateful school play 20 years later and has the complete backing of the school. Reese, football jock and admirer of Pfeiffer, signs up to star opposite her in the play - but is a terrible actor. Fearing that the play will bomb, Reese's best mate (and arguably the most entertaining character and cameraman) Ryan, hatches a plan to stop the play from happening. This plan includes his ultra hot cheerleader girlfriend Cassidy and him and Reese to go an sabotage the set so the play can't go ahead. When they get accidentally locked in the school in the dark, things start to get a bit scary.
The Gallows is a low budget horror movie but does things rather good considering the fact there's no famous actors, big budget or famous screenwriters behind it. The concept is simple and sometimes predictable - but there are so many horrors being churned out these days it's hard to be original. Even awesome horrors like Saw and Final Destination have so many sequels and copy cats that the impact of the originals have been watered down somewhat from the genius that they were.
The Gallows is genuinely unnerving and there are some jumpy points and it does horror well. It's not an amazing movie but it is certainly worth a watch if you like horrors. It's not bad, go check it out and let me know what you think.
The Gallows is out now in all good cinemas.
POPSCORE: 6.5/10
What am I talking about? The Gallows
Where can I find out more? http://thegallowsmovie.com/
If you like this try: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, Unfriended, Creep
Anything else?
Apparently this movie was made by funding from friends of the makers rather than by a studio - the studio only sorted out the distribution.
All of the characters use their real first names in the movie only their surnames are different.
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