Gorenos (2016)

Miles (Derek Simmons) is just your average kid who watches a lot of horror films and has an over active imagination. When a urinal at school flushes by itself he thinks a demon is after him. We find out about 40 minutes into a film what is a "Gorenos " In the beginning they claim a good horror film needs characters, dialogue, and an "OH SH**" factor. It also needs a decent sound track and a shower scene never hurts. However knowing what a good horror film needs never guarantees we get it. Miles was annoying. The dialogue was uneven and we never saw the demon. The special effects were light.Now in all fairness the film was more comedy than horror, but never excelled there either. I was waiting for that Hitchcock moment when Miles does something irreversible only to discover it was all a joke. Didn't happen.Guide: Excessive F-word usage. No sex or nudity. Lap dancers.

I found out that Kincaid from Nightmare 3 and 4 had done a new horror film called Gorenos so I immediately checked it out and I thought it was damn good. I really liked the characters and I appreciated that they weren't complete idiots. They reacted the same way I would've reacted if scary stuff started happening to me. I thought it was well written, which is pretty rare to see in a horror movie, especially a low budget horror movie and some things happened in this film that really caught me off guard. It's not the scariest film out there but it was definitely creepy and it had a strong story with solid performances throughout. I think fans of the old school horror films will really get a kick out of this film.

Wow! In a world of cliché horror movies with over the top gore and bad story lines finally a breath of fresh air! This movie was AWESOME! From start to finish it had me captivated and gripped to my seat. Not to mention it actually had a well thought out script and an idea that was pretty original. Also in my opinion most of these movies get relatively bad actors that are emotionless and can't play to the scenario of the fear the characters should be feeling. Not in this case, these actors were top-notch and the ability to display great humor without making the movie corny. It actually complimented the film quite well. The two main stars had great chemistry and were fantastic together. They played off of each other quite well and you genuinely believed they were friends. They've got rare talent that wouldn't surprise me if I saw them in the future. Great movie would recommend to anybody to watch!

I didn't expect much from this film, but I got a lot. The writer/s clearly gave this story some thought and credited their audience with at least reasonable intelligence. Unlike so many movies, including those with much bigger budgets that are full of plot holes this story holds it's own. Apart from the occasional slight overacting there was nothing to complain about. Whilst no one actor stood out they all did a good job and were believable. Let yourself get past the first few minutes and this film builds into a worth your time watch. I would recommend this film to horror movies fans and to anyone who appreciates a decent story.