For over sixty years, one home’s evil past continues to be fed. The terror in Beezel suggests this spirit will always linger, and I believe this demon is worse than the demon who haunts the cellar from Evil Dead! When the title of the movie is about her ability to dominate the living, I’m afraid! The reason is because she enjoys feasting upon the fears from the hosts and victims sacrificed to her.
It seems Halloween has arrived earlier than expected as usually the best works are saved for last. Instead, I doubt any new movie can top what Beezel offers: ghoulish torture experiments, possession, and a lot more! As for how many stories exist, I counted three. But without title cards to distinguish between the tales, that’s the only confusion I had.
Not all the stories presented have to tie into one another. They’re about who believe this residence is their forever home and I’m being literal! I found the performances quite appropriate for each tale at hand. When we’re not dealing with familiar names for actors, it’s easier to say everyone gave their all for a spectacular and often creepy as **** performance.
I find the third tale more chilling than the rest, since it’s an awesome twist on the Misery formula. The others seem familiar, but in terms of what gave me the shivers the most is the inclusion of cello music. It’s persistent throughout than specific to one story. While the last tale connects with the prior one because of one woman, that’s when the scares get amped up!
Victoria Fratz and Aaron Fradkin have developed a concept with the feel of being generational terror, I have to wonder if a sequel is possible. This tale about a house is better than those one-off anthologies and Amityville put together. Some curses are eternal, and can’t be cast off, and that’s why I find this movie effective. Not every horror film offers happy endings either, but unsettling uncertainties about the future. After all, that’s why some films like The Exorcist wins every time. Here, I’m just worried about who’ll buy this house next. In this sleepy New England world, it seems realtors are not obligated to say some old homes are haunted, and that’s worrisome.
4 Stars out of 5
Beezel Movie Trailer
