A motley bunch of young college news students check out the mysterious town of Acheron, a weird hamlet that's located in a remote fog-shrouded woodland area. They discover that not only is Acheron populated by an array of deadly and unrestful spirits who come out at night, but also that the ungodly place feeds on people's sins, wickedness, and deepest desires. Writer/director Tom Lewis concocts an effectively eerie and inspired take on the standard ghost town premise: he creates a strong and compelling creepy gloom-doom atmosphere which becomes more progressively unnerving and nightmarish as the plot unfolds, relates the intriguing story at a steady pace, further spices things up with a few modest lashings of grisly gore, and delivers one doozy of a surprise jolting ending. The capable acting from an appealing no-name cast rates as another substantial asset, with especially praiseworthy work by Brandon Largent as the decent, amiable Todd Harding, Laura Mazur as the troubled Courtney, Kathryn Carner as the bitchy Amber, America Young as the ruthlessly ambitious Misty, Tyler Lassiter as scruffy slacker Ruben, and Richard Kinsey as a sinister preacher. Royce Allen Dudley's sharp cinematography and Carlos Vivas' moody, spooky score are both on the money solid. Only some dodgy CGI effects detract a bit from this otherwise sound and enjoyable horror sleeper.
Review of Evil's City
