Sarah (Bella Glanville) and Jack (Xander Bailey) have seen better days, he's constantly stressed in his job and she hinks he's not appreciating her enough. So it's not hard for a succubus (Sydney Culbertson) to first seduce him then persuade her to kill him - before the succubus does away with her. Lucifer (Mark Pontacelli) is very pleased with the succubus, so much so that he grants her wish to become a human, gorgeous Charlotte. Of course, she didn't want to become a human to feel like a human, just to seduce men better without having to enter their dreams. And soon enough she has found her first victim, Steve (Riley Nottingham), your picturebook macho man who thinks he's irresistible to womankind. She's not impressed by him but takes him back to her place (actually Sarah and Jack's place) still to ... torture and dismember him. Thing is, Charlotte isn't nearly as ready for human life as she thought to be, otherwise she would have known that the guy (Bruce Clifford) Steve had been in the club with would still remember her the next day and sicc tha police on her. Also she would have grown more suspicious about the neighbours* (Akihiro Kitamura, Amelia Gotham, Haruka Igarashi) dinner invitation, as they turn out to be part of an organ smuggling ring who want her for spare parts ...

Now sure, if the (sometimes pretty graphic) depiction of torture, mutilation and murder is not your thing, and your sense of humour is not on the darker side, then this film is not for you. But if so, then this one's a gem for sure, as this is a bilm that doesn't rely on horror tropes alone but also dóes its fair share of character work (especially on the succubus, who comes across as anything but one-dimensional villain), features well-crafted dialogue, and some intentionally awkward scenes (especially the "dinner at the neighbouts") that really drive the movie instead of being just cringeworthy. And add to that a suitably subtle directorial effort that doesn't lean into horror clichés too much and a solid cast, and you've got yourself some nice dark entertainment.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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