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The Toybox
USA 2018
produced by Tom Nagel, Jeff Miller, Brian Nagel, Jeff Denton, Jim Jacobsen (executive), Eric Brenner (executive), Ronnie D. Lee (executive) for Skyline Entertainment, Steel House Productions, Millman Productions, ETA Films, Ron Lee Productions
directed by Tom Nagel
starring Denise Richards, Mischa Barton, Jeff Denton, Brian Nagel, Greg Violand, Malika Michelle, Matt Mercer, David Greathouse, Katie Keene, Drake Jacobson, Carolyne Maraghi, Andrew Staton, Trevor Butcher, Josh Sobotik
story by Jeff Denton, Tom Nagel, Brian Nagel, Jeff Miller, screenplay by Jeff Denton, music by Holly Amber Church
review by Mike Haberfelner
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It was supposed to be a nice family trip with dad (Greg Violand), good
son Steve (Jeff Denton), bad son Jay (Brian Nagel), and Steve's wife
Jennifer (Denise Richards) and daughter Olivia (Malika Michelle),
travelling cross country in dad's old camper van. And since they're good
people, they pick up sibling couple Samantha (Mischa Barton) and Mark
(Matt Mercer), whose car has broken down in the middle of the desert. Then
though dad loses control of the car, it drives them miles off the beaten
path in a wild ride that kills Mark, and eventually the van breaks down.
Now that all is unfortunate enough, but it doesn't end there: During dad's
attempt to repair the engine, his arm gets brutally mangled, when Olivia
plays behind the van it suddenly kicks into gear running her over, and
Jennifer starts to have weird visions - which all have to do with the
former owner, a serialkiller (David Greathouse) who used the van as his
favourite killing ground, who eventually got killed in the van himself,
and who now possesses the thing. And apparently he hasn't given up on
serialkilling yet, and thoroughly enjoys that the whole little group is
dependant of the van, too ...
Now ok, storywise this movie is a bit too far-fetched to be taken
totally seriously, even for a supernatural horror movie - but that said,
this is one tight thriller, relying heavily on suspense and atmosphere,
but not shying away from more graphic scenes. And camerawork making
perfect use of both the interiors of the van and the outdoors scenery, as
well as a very solid cast don't hurt one bit either of course.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
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