ANYTHING FOR JACKSON (full review at Screen Realm)

Anything For Jackson is an occult horror movie from director Justin G. Dyck and is another small, but effective creeper, using the genre to address themes of grief and loss.

Anything For Jackson’s focus is on the ‘denial’ stage. A mild mannered elderly couple, Audrey (Sheila McCarthy) and Henry (Julian Richings), wracked by the loss of their daughter and grandson, hit upon a plan to resurrect the eponymous Jackson with a little assist from the forces of darkness. They kidnap a young pregnant woman, Becker (Konstantina Mantelos), and imprison her in their spare room. Using a thousand year old book of spells and incantations they plan to hijack the birth, switching the soul of their grandson with that of the newborn. And if that last part sounds a little familiar it’s because it is essentially the same plot as Ghostbusters 2!

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IMDB: Anything For Jackson

HIS HOUSE (full review at Screen Realm)

His House is a supernatural horror story and the debut feature from director Remi Weekes.

Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) are two refugees from Sudan, granted provisional asylum in the U.K., following a dangerous sea crossing in which their daughter was killed. They move into new house on a run down, garbage strewn housing estate and their caseworker Mark (Matt Smith), provides a box of groceries and not much further help. As the pair settle in to their new home they have a series of supernatural encounters as ghosts appear from behind the living room wall. Rial is convinced it is the work of an Apeth, or Night Witch, who now resides in the house with them. Since their asylum is contingent on Bol and Rial staying in one place, they have no choice but to deal with the Night Witch on their own.

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IMDB: His House

ALONE (full review at Screen Realm)

Alone is a survival thriller from director John Hyams, who is probably best known for helming the third and fourth instalments the Universal Soldier franchise. Alone could not be further away from UniSol shoot-em-up-action, as Hyams has delivered a tense and effective game of forest-bound cat and mouse

Jessica (Jules Willcox) is moving across country following a tragedy and having packed her possessions into a trailer, hits the forest lined roads of the Pacific Northwest. Travelling alone and after dark in order to make good time, a road rage incident on an unpopulated highway leaves her understandably shaken. As Jessica continues on her journey she notices the vehicle from the incident at seemingly every stop. Inevitably, the situation escalates and Jessica finds herself in the forest, on the run from the driver (Marc Menchaca). And that’s all you need to know about the plot without entering spoiler territory, but suffice it to say, you should probably give the overly revealing trailer a wide berth.

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https://screenrealm.com/alone-movie-review-thriller-2020/

IMDB: Alone