Rent Beckoning the Butcher (2013)
3.3 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 10min
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- Synopsis:
Chris Shaw was a rising internet star, he filmed paranormal rituals sourced from the dark recesses of the internet, and posted them on his website to be hungrily consumed by a legion of fans. On the occasion of his final video, Chris and four friends took to a remote farmhouse to document a macabre ritual known as 'Beckoning the Butcher'. All who fully participated in the ritual disappeared without trace, leaving only a deeply traumatized survivor and the footage captured on the camera as witness to their demise. Using a combination of footage captured that night along with interviews from family members, detectives and an expert psychic, 'Beckoning the Butcher' attempts to piece together the mystery of that fateful night and determine the truth behind one the most bizarre missing persons cases in Australian history. - Actors:
- Damien E. Lipp, Stephanie Mauro, Sophie Wright, Tristan Barr, Tilly Legge, Lliam Murphy, Janet Watson Kruse, Peter Flaherty
- Directors:
- Dale Trott
- Producers:
- Damien E. Lipp, Dale Trott
- Writers:
- Dale Trott
- Studio:
- Monster Pictures
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Australia
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Mild spoilers follow ... - Beckoning the Butcher review by NP
An Australian found-footage horror, steeped inevitably in the trappings of 1999's 'Blair Witch Project', where we, the viewers, are invited to become the sixth member of a group of five bloggers. The group is filming a ghost hunt and, as we are, hope for some spooky manifestations. When the name of 'the butcher' is mentioned, they appear to get their wish.
The characters here are likeable (which is not always the case in such films) and naturalistically played, so when 'bad' things happen, we're given reason to care. Only physicist Shannon comes across as 'acting', and that is mainly because she is given spurious academic dialogue to help explain away the phenomena. A very good found-footage entry; my score is 9 out of 10.
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