I recently watched the animated horror film, Attack of the Demons, which is currently available to stream on Shudder. At first, the animation style reminded me of South Park, but the tone was entirely different and pulled me into a world of nostalgia.
The plot takes place in a sleepy town called Barrington, Colorado in the 90s at Halloween. Three former high school friends - a horror film nerd, a music lover, and a video game enthusiast - reconnect for the town's Halloween festivities, but they are unprepared for the supernatural events about to occur.
There's lots of fun Halloween imagery throughout, and plenty of nods to music, film, and video games that fans will appreciate - Shoegaze music, Giallo films, and old-school video game arcades.
An "unknown name" shows up for the evening's Battle of the Bands event --
-- is that Sunn 0)))?? *
(*needs more fog machine)
Overall, I enjoyed this movie. It's got a fair bit of cartoon gore & guts, a good score, and plenty of suspenseful moments. The only thing I had issue with is the voice acting, which was pretty flat and did little to add emotion/intensity - it didn't ruin anything, it just didn't make the film better.
