Grave Halloween
| Grave Halloween | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Ryan W. Smith Sheldon Wilson |
| Directed by | Steven R. Monroe |
| Music by | Andrew Harris |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Berry Paul Hertzberg Lisa M. Hansen |
| Producer | John Prince |
| Cinematography | Michael C. Blundell |
| Editor | Christopher A. Smith |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production company | CineTel Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | October 19, 2013 |
Grave Halloween (also known as The Suicide Forest and released in some markets as Deathly Halloween) is a 2013 Canadian TV horror film. An original production by CineTel Films for Syfy, it was directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by Ryan W. Smith and Sheldon Wilson.[1] The film is set in Japan, but it was filmed in Canada.[2]
Plot
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On October 31, a Japanese-born American student at a Japanese university, Maiko (Kaitlyn Leeb), risks her life to save the spirit of her dead mother. She travels into Aokigahara Forest to find her birth mother, who has recently committed suicide. Her friends Kyle, Terry, and Amber travel with her, in hopes of producing a documentary for a class project.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Kaitlyn Leeb as Maiko
- Isabelle Beech as Young Maiko
- Cassi Thomson as Amber
- Graham Wardle as Kyle
- Dejan Loyola as Terry
- Jeffrey Ballard as Craig
- Hiro Kanagawa as Jin
- Jesse Wheeler as Brody
- Tom Stevens as Skylar
- Kevan Ohtsji as Policeman
- Hyuma Frankowski as Junior Policeman
- Maiko Miyauchi as Maiko's Mother
- Luna Kurokawa as Maiko's Sister
- Yukari Komatsu as Bracelet Woman
Reception
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Dave Wain, writing for British horror magazine Scream, gave Grave Halloween 1.5 stars out of five, calling the film "a real let-down".[4] Guy Adams, reviewing the film for the British Fantasy Society, said the film was "nothing special but, in an increasingly dense forest of grotty cinematic deadwood, there is enough life in it to be worth your time".[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ MANIA, MOVIES and (2016-08-15). "GRAVE HALLOWEEN (2013) Reviews and overview". MOVIES and MANIA. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Grave Halloween (TV Movie 2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-05-08
- ^ Barton, Steve (2014-06-30). "Anchor Bay Heads to the Aokigahara Suicide Forest for Grave Halloween". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ Wain, Dave (October 31, 2014). "Grave Halloween: Film review". Scream. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Adams, Guy (October 21, 2014). "Grave Halloween. Film Review". British Fantasy Society. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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