‘A night of werewolves, zombies, and ice cream’
Shaky Shivers is a 2022 American comedy horror film about two young women who find themselves at an abandoned camp in the woods with a book of magical spells and surrounded by classic monsters.
Directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Sung Kang (Fast and Furious franchise) from a screenplay co-written by Andrew McAllister (Urban Scarecrow; Shag Carpet Sunset) and Aaron Strongoni (Dark Medicine; Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust; Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis; Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave). Produced by Eric Bergman, Jameson English, Luci Y. Kim and Jean Shim.
The Luka Productions International movie stars Brooke Markham (Into the Dark series; Dying to Kill), VyVy Nguyen (Dawning; ), Jimmy Bellinger (A Comedy of Horrors: Volume 1; 2 Lava 2 Lantula!), Erin Daniels, Skyler Day and Herschel Sparber.
Reviews:
“Fans of Evil Dead 2 and Return of the Living Dead will rejoice at Kang’s playfully bloody scenes filled with charm, werewolves, and zombies. In the best possible way, Shaky Shivers feels like a cousin to Steven Kostanski’s Psycho Goreman for how it delights in showcasing a range of creatures. Horror fans lamenting this era’s lack of movie monsters will have a blast with Kang’s debut.” /Film
“The comedy hits happen far more often than the misses, in large part thanks to the great chemistry and timing of Markham’s smart alec delivery and wisecracks and Nguyen effectively playing the more straight role of the comic duo. Some fine practical effects and makeup work are other highlights of this amusing outing. ” Horror Fuel
“Korean American actor Sung Kang (The Fast and the Furious) wows in his directorial debut, which is scary, charming, thrilling, hilarious, and surprisingly tender. I literally couldn’t believe my eyes when I found myself crying during a particular scene. The chemistry between the two leads is so natural you’d think they’d been friends forever.” Morbidly Beautiful
“Because Shaky Shivers is so focused on creating genuine, relatable leads, the pacing can lag between action sequences […] when you have young starlets giving it their all, it’s likely excruciating to chop and polish out heavy emotional beats and gags that left the production crew reeling. But because of it – some moments hit too hard and for too long, or a joke runs on past its prime.” 75% Nightmare on Film Street
“Shaky Shivers was a fun lark. Laughing at our two female protagonists sort out a world that suddenly contains werewolves, zombies, and other creepy crawlies is an afternoon well spent. This feels like the first draft of a movie we are stoked to see. As a result, despite some reservations, I cannot wait to see what comes next from everyone involved.” Signal Horizon
” …much of what goes on in the movie just felt like they were padding the time, because next to many scenes being nothing but dialogue but new elements are introduced only to be quickly eliminated shortly after. All this ultimately leads up to a pretty half-assed climax. The movie just felt like a long and lazy episode of Goosebumps, which some may enjoy, I’m just not one of them.” Upcoming Horror Movies
” …strong points are the performances by Nguyen and Markham […] Kang gets likable portrayals from both girls, which is quite important as their characters are quirky enough that they could have come off as unsympathetic if they weren’t played right. Shaky Shivers is a fun, lightweight throwback to the 80s that should keep fans entertained and at least chuckling if not actually laughing.” 3 out of 5, Voices from the Balcony
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Release:
Shaky Shivers premiered at the Outlook Film Festival in New Orleans on June 4, 2022. The movie was released theatrically in the US for one night only via Fathom Events and Screambox on September 21, 2023.
Cast and characters:
Brooke Markham … Luci; VyVy Nguyen … Karen; Jimmy Bellinger … Eric; Erin Daniels … Mama Nature; Skyler Day … Karen Too; Herschel Sparber … Bob
Technical details:
1 hour 23 minutes
