The Grave Caller is a 2017 American horror film about a novelist who his family’s cabin and discovers some terrible home truths.
Written, directed by and co-starring Joseph Anderson.
The Old Man Winter Productions movie also stars Aziza Al-Tawil, Kate Bryant and Jacob Crickenberger.
Plot:
Successful teen novelist Sam Tabot is travelling with his wife Veronica to Alderson, West Virginia, in hopes of unearthing some valuable history he hopes to find at his family’s cabin.
Quickly finding his uncle Samuel Talbot’s diary, Sam begins to piece together a macabre history of violence and carnage that lead him to understand truths in his life.
Sam begins adding it all together and just as quickly begins being visited by the same demons who first visited his uncle Samuel. Before Sam can put it all together, he commits the same errors that his uncle uncovered, with the same dire consequences…
Reviews:
“It has a lot of moving parts but handles them beautifully and the project gives the feeling that those involved knew what they were doing. It’s complex but thought out back-and-forth but beautifully tied together. The music, the imagery, the emotion, it just all feels right. I can see myself checking this film out again now that I know how it all ends up.” The Horror Show
“It was effective in having an ever-present tinge of sadness, but some key plot points felt underdeveloped. Director and writer Joseph Anderson (who also has a memorable side part as a Reverend) creates a film that is mainly low on excitement, but which manages to tell a story that falls on the mature side without ever becoming boring. A good film that is only denied greatness by a few issues.” The Rotting Zombie
” …Grave Caller is quite a fascinating puzzle, one that has the two temporal levels of the film intertwined in a morbid way. And the film is also cleverly built up in a way that it doesn’t give away too much too soon but is full of surprises that get more macabre the longer the film goes, up to the very eerie ending. And an atmosphere-heavy directorial effort really sees to it that the creepiness never lets up.” Search My Trash
Cast and characters:
Aziza Al-Tawil … The Psychic
Joseph Anderson … Reverend Jones
Kate Bryant … Claire Talbot
Jacob Crickenberger … Samuel Talbot
Chase Crider … Nathan
Vanessa Cuccia … Veronica Talbot
Randy Cummings … Farmer
Pauline Dolle … Waitress
Nathaniel Grauwelman … Sam Talbot
Talana Harris … Shiela
Elizabeth Lawson … Detective
Tyler Lucas … Bill
Meghan Martin … Farmers Daughter
Amanda Miller … The Mother
Filming locations:
Alderson, West Virginia
Technical details:
98 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.78: 1 HD
Trailer:
Full film free to watch online:
