Suburban Nightmare (2004) by #JonKeeyes
story by #DebbieRochon
A married couple take great pleasure in torturing and murdering neighbors in their basement.
“Charles and Deborah would love to HAVE YOU for dinner!”
It’s time for #TrashOrTerrorTuesday …
when I examine a film that’s been languishing in my personal library to determine if it is #Trash or #Terror
– or more importantly, if it deserves to stay in my collection.
And so, out from the dusty shelves of #VHS tapes & DVDs comes…
Suburban Nightmare (2004) is an ultra-low budget SOV indie movie. It features good performances (especially from the two leads) and an interesting script which feels like it could have been a play. Unfortunately, it never reaches the heights of excitement that would make for a really good horror film – or a very funny dark comedy. It reminded me a bit of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (circling back to the play comparison again) – but nowhere near as compelling or effective. Continue reading