The Culling (2015)

Some young friends – twenty something according to the movie description – are on the way to have some fun; one calls for some food, only their destination is closed and they must go to fast food instead. Their journey is put on hold as a young girl makes herself known and states her parents are missing. They journey to her house and that is when things go awry. Fanciful demons, although never truly seen, take the form of shadows and whisps and jump from one person to the next to do their bidding. As the movie unfolds things become known, but the group is slowly picked off one by one; not before they get some revenge of course. The movie plays on countless tropes, but comes off as mediocre and redundant and otherwise annoying as characters attempt to gain control of the situation. Speaking of which, the characters may yell at each other, which is typical in some bad horror movies, but it looks as if more they are having a venting session. Unlike a lot of movies, and props must be given here, the characters as a group, function quite well and get their squabbles taken care of, before they continue on. This is the first movie I've ever seen in the horror genre that has done this, without characters yelling, screaming and losing sense of focus on trying to save themselves and their group.Is it a good movie? No; it starts out good and is an uphill battle as it gets worse. It is however, good for your horror movie fix before movie night.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=8061).

The friends Tyler (Jeremy Sumpter), Emily (Elizabeth Di Prinzio), Sean (Brett Davern), Hank (Chris Coy) and Amanda (Linsey Godfrey) are traveling to a music festival. They arrive late at a dinner that is closed and find the girl Lucy (Harley Graham) in the parking area. Lucy claims that she is lost and the group decides to driver her farmhouse. They meet her parents Val (Virginia Williams) and Wayne (Johnathon Schaech) that invite the group to have dinner with them. Val cuts her leg with an ax and Wayne takes her to the hospital while the group of friends stay in the house taking care of Lucy. Soon they discover that the place is evil and try to flee. Will they succeed?"The Culling" is a terrible horror movie full of clichés and senseless situations. Amanda is sensitive and feels evil in the house but stay there, even when the table moves by itself. Emily's attention to Lucy is unbelievable considering that she is traveling with friends and behind their schedule. The conclusion is a total mess. My vote is two.Title (Brazil): "A Casa Maligna" ("The Evil House")

You know, I can forgive the sub-par acting, I can forgive cheesy spacial effects, I can forgive B-movie clichés, and I can forgive some plot holes, but I can't forgive this movie. There weren't just plot holes, the entire plot was a hole, a black hole. Nothing made sense. A group of 20 somethings find a little girl and decide to bring her back to her house, but when they get there everything goes wrong. And that's when the movie falls apart. It's like the directors wanted to make 5 different movies and just crammed them all into one. The evil little girl disappears half way through the movie and we don't see her again until the last scene, the parents seem more like serial killers, the father is raping girls and making evil demon children with them. Literally nothing in this movie is explained or makes any sense. Skip this piece of garbage and do something more productive, like watching paint dry, or giving yourself a lobotomy.

I loved this movie! This little gem came as a complete suprize, it stars Jeremy Sumpter, who I'm a huge fan of and Linsey Godfrey and Harley Graham who I know from The Bold And The Beautiful. The culling will keep you on the edge of your seat as you wonder what is it with this little girl? I totally recommend this movie It is an easy watch as it will keep you entertained until the last frame. I am a huge fan of horror and this is a great horror film please give The Culling a watch you will be glad you did! I hope 2015 finds horror fans happy and healthy and in the store buying The Culling