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FrightFest 2021

An indie singer who’s having visions that she’s a wolf gets an invitation to work with a notorious music producer at his remote studio in the woods.

Amelia Moses’ young adult horror thriller, written by Wendy Hill-Tout and Lowell, is never really sure what it wants to be, stopping before it goes too far in any one direction. Is it a werewolf movie, a thriller about obsession and control, or a warning about how fame pushes people apart? It’s all of these things, but unconvincing in all areas.

Grey (Lauren Beatty) is the pop starlet who is terrified of failing to deliver that difficult second album. She’s convinced to go to the home of pop impresario Vaughn (Grek Bryk, Saw V) to help re-discover her muse, but as her girlfriend Charlie keeps reminding her, there’s something dangerous about him.

We discover that Vaughn’s previous music subject died horribly, and the finger of blame won’t shift away from him. He pushes Grey to be better, intoxicated by her primal side – and tying in with her nightmares about eating raw flesh (she’s a vegan). And as the story progresses, Vaughn becomes more obsessive, Charlie is driven away and Grey’s true self emerges.

It’s like fan fiction for the undemanding Twilight crowd, and shame on you if you haven’t worked it all out in the first 15 minutes. Even the brief cameo by Michael Ironside (Scanners) can’t save this horror-lite disappointment.

Verdict: If you’re thirsty for blood, you’re howling up the wrong tree. 4/10

Nick Joy