Episode 321: The Curse of Hobbes House (2020)

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"For a horror movie "The Curse of Hobbes House" was just unfathomably devoid of anything remotely scary."

Hm.

2020 British, only 3.4/10 on IMDB.

Hm.

The blurb is that “two estranged sisters visit their ancestral home and are confronted by an ancient curse of the undead following a storm.”

The Horror Society, who I rate. wrote about this one that... " this is not a gory flick that most genre fans are looking for. We get some make up effects and a few splashes of blood but nothing that will stand out. Overall the Curse of Hobbes House tries to do what Roger Conner's Rebirth could. Its not a fun or entertaining retelling of a Romero classic. Instead it borrows heavy from the story without contributing. Skip it.”

Hm.

Another reviewer I listen to, The Irish Film Critic gives it 2.5 stars out of 5 mentions a twist… that I kinda want to find out and says that "overall, despite some inventiveness with its zombie iterations, the story is cliched and predictable. The character deaths are not shocking or surprising. If you are a zombie fan you may find merit in it but I found it pretty forgettable."

Great.

So I didn't go into it with high hopes. And I am I didn't. The characters, other then the old woman who puts a gun in her mouth in the opening the scene and her Syrian groundskeeper, were infinitely unlikable. Nigel deserved death from the start and his comeuppance I truly enjoyed. The odd choice for central character was Jane. Jennifer was the much nicer half-sister. I didn't like Jane at all.

The zombies are blue eyes screaming zombies, the exterior shots are often reused daytime history or news worthy, the acting wasn't great, the whole thing really didn't do anything for me. It was a few scumbags trying to make some money off a cursed house. And how many times have we seen that?

4.5/10 and they should thank me for that.