Reviewed By Jason LockardWhen I say indie horror, what comes to your mind? Last house on the left, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the original. Halloween. Well, Indie horror is still a thing! Directors and actors still are striving to put out films that will become cult classics.
Well, John Oak Dalton wrote and directed a film that he hopes will someday become that cult classic. The film is entitled The Girl in the Crawlspace and it has received a DVD release thanks to the good folks at Mill Creek Entertainment.
The film follows a young woman named Jill (Erin R. Ryan). After she escaped a crawlspace, her prison cell of a notorious serial killer. Now she tries to work her way back to normal with the help of a therapist, Kristen (Joni Durian). But Kristen's husband a struggling screenwriter uses Jill's nightmare experience as the basis of his new script. As a result, he puts everyone's life in jeopardy.
John Oak Dalton wrote a fairly entertaining script. His direction even though it was his first feature was pretty good. With this being a low budget feature, you have no money for big name actors so the acting is not what you would expect from a big Hollywood blockbuster, and the good dialog was written can suffer a bit.
The film doesn't rely on cheap horror film traps to try to get an audience. John Oak Dalton wants to tell a good story and he does that. I just wished he had a bigger budget and could have gotten a little better actors to carry the script. I am by no means disparaging the cast here. I'm just saying things could have been better.
Now for the DVD release. The film is presented in widescreen format in 1.78:1 aspect ratio and in 2.0 Audio. The film looks great for a low budget feature. The DVD also house bonus features of the film trailer and an audio commentary featuring Producer Henrique Couto and Writer / Director John Oak Dalton.
So if your a fan of indie horror films, or unsettling dramatic experiences in films, you may want to check out The Girl in the Crawlspace from Mill Creek Entertainment. Head over to www.MillCreekEnt.com or to Amazon.com today.
Audience: Teens and Adults
Genre: horror
Length: 1 Hour 16 minutes
DVD Rating: B
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