I watched this movie on my phone, in the middle of the night, in a makeshift tent, within a forest, during a backpacking trip. In that context, it was way scarier than I think it was supposed to be. Eerie film with a neat 70's vibe. Definitely memorable under the circumstances.

Like mail-away drugs, this is just what the doctor ordered. As a huge fan of mockumentary / found footage horror, this pressed all the right buttons for me at the outset. While I wish they would've leaned more into the 'curse' aspect of the lore, the brilliantly recreated 70s film about two siblings out to save their dead dog's soul was a joy to watch.

So, _Antrum_ is a found-footage horror movie. Think _The Blair Witch Project_, only Satanic. There are really two layers to the film: 1. The documentary intro/outro, that prime you for what you are going to watch. 2. The movie proper. The first layer does a great job of setting an eerie tone, while the movie itself feels like a weird art film from the 1970s. Though I think the documentary pieces do a great job of filling in the blanks, I am curious to know what this would have been like as simply _Antrum_, and not found footage. Speaking of, let's talk about the movie itself. It's very simple: a young boy's dog dies. His big sister takes him into the woods, where they are going to dig a hole to Hell, in order to rescue the soul of his dog. They happen upon two homicidal maniacs. The end. By itself, that sounds boring, however the movie does a great job of maintaining tension - mostly with music and creepy visuals. The aforementioned _Blair Witch Project_ is an easy comparison, although, I'd relate this more to _Yellow Brick Road_. If you can wrap your head around Satanic, arthouse, cosmic horror, you'll have a good idea of what to expect. Overall, I thought this was quite good. Truly unique. Very simple, yet effective.

music was spooky as it should be but not scary enough to kill me .

Pretensious movie that takes itself too seriously.