‘Children are a gift from Hell’
Malicious is a 2018 American supernatural horror film about a young college professor and his pregnant wife being haunted by a malicious entity.
Written and directed by Michael Winnick (Dark Asset; Disquiet; Malicious; Code of Honor; The Better Half; Guns, Girls and Gambling; Shadow Puppets; Deuces). Produced by Patrick Rizzotti and Brett Forbes.
The movie stars Bojana Novakovic (The Hallow; Devil; Drag Me to Hell), Josh Stewart (The Neighbor; Insidious: Chapter 4, The Collection), Delroy Lindo (The Devil’s Advocate), Melissa Bolona … (The Final Wish; Mara; The Super; The Neighbor; Shark Lake), Yvette Yates (Bloodsucking Bastards; The Red House), Luke Edwards, Jaqueline Fleming, Ben VanderMey, Presley Richardson, Joy Kate Lawson, Bailee MyKell Cowperthwaite and Jo-Ann Robinson.
Plot:
When a young college professor Adam and his pregnant wife Lisa suffer a traumatic event, they find themselves along with Lisa’s sister Becky haunted — and connected — to a malicious entity.
It is only when Adam calls upon Doctor Clark, a professor of parapsychology at the university, that the true horror of what they have encountered becomes clear…
Reviews:
“Malicious is a film that plays by the book and ticks all genre clichés. The crazy woman, the worried husband, the mysterious professor and the very cheap country house: check, check and double check! You know exactly what you get. The acting compensates a bit […] Unfortunately that is not enough.” Cinemagazine [translated from Dutch]
” …B-grade horror film is occasionally watchable and even slightly creepy at times, even if the ghastly imagery it offer range from properly sinister to downright cheesy, but “Malicious” is way too slow and unfocused to be intriguing enough, not to mention the scares are mostly ‘boo” CineMarvellous!
“It has some good camerawork and sound, fair twists, and fine pacing. While also having a derivative story, stiff lines and some dry performances. The scares are not exactly original, nor terrifying, though they are not badly done either. Someone new to Horror could use it as a good place to dip their toe in the genre.” Cryptic Rock
“There just isn’t anything here that is original, very scary, or hasn’t been done a dozen times before and better. There are a few jump scares, but this movie is both tame and lame. Overall, it’s just dull.” Hampersnow
” …I found Malicious to be a very pleasant surprise. It does use a bit more CGI than I’d like. Mostly because it isn’t done very well – even if it is quite efficient at times! If you like the classic horror stories involving demons and pregnancy, then you should certainly check out Malicious on Netflix.” Heaven of Horror
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Filming locations:
Jackson, Mississippi
