Stephen Moyer

Mia Kirshner

Allie MacDonald

Erik Knudsen

Demore Barnes

J. LaRose

Max Topplin

Chantelle Chung

Peter DaCunha

David Keeley

Shamier Anderson

Marty Adams

Jason Detheridge

Shawn Ashmore

Athena Karkanis

Darren Lynn Bousman

Jon Campfens

Sean E. DeMott

John M. Eckert

Erin Deck

Stephanie Gorin

Bobby Johnston

Joseph White

Horror

Thriller

The Barrens

Voltage Pictures

Canada

United States of America

English

Devils and Deers and Bears - Oh my!

Alright, lets cut to the chase here, The Barrens, a spin on The Jersey Devil legend, is no uber great movie. Chastised and frowned upon by much of the horror community, you have to wonder just what was expected of a production like this - a pic that's early notices suggested it was never going to shake the earth of the horror crowd?

The Barrens is competent film making in the context of the budget afforded it. When you look at some of the films that have been churned out on the various sci-fi and horror channels out their in cable land, then this definitely has more going for it.

True! There's the usual implausibilities and director and writer Darren Lynn Bousman has pacing problems, but there's good thought gone into the screenplay here, Bousman looking to add a little more to his film than merely being a "monster in the woods" shocker. There's also decent performances from the cast, which only comes to fruition when things finally go belly up in the last third.

Not one to recommend with any sort of confidence, especially to the tough horror loving crowd, but if you are after a "decent" "B" type horror to view while you are pottering about doing stuff in your lounge (or basements), then it proves itself to be more viable than some Syfy channel trash that is churned out at regular intervals. 5.5/10

Gimly

An (at least fractionally) complex horror story based on a cryptid I'm familiar with, but have never seen put to screen before. Cast's not great, but not worth complaining about either. The central creep is held in reserve, almost certainly for monetary reasons, but it works in _The Barrens_' favour. I won't be revisiting this Jersey Devil horror, but I did have an okay time with it.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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