Heist horror from Radio Silence is a joyful gorefest.
Elevated horror can be wonderful.
But sometimes you just want exploding bodies.
If this is you, withAbigailyou have come to the right place.
This lot have very definitely come to the wrong place.
Plus theres the absolute revelation that is little Abigail herself…
But exactly who has captured who is not as it seems.
LikeReady or Not,Abigailis set almost entirely in a single location and what a location that is!
The gang are stuck there for the night.
But what they are stuck with exactly doesnt become clear until the start of the second act.
The ace upAbigails sleeve is Abigail.
Yes,Abigailleans hard into genre and its the best vampire movie weve seen in ages.
While the film wears its references on its sleeve and there are several it stays fresh throughout.
We appreciate this is a genre mashup but parenting melodrama doesnt need to be in the mix.
Still thats a tiny niggle for an otherwise excellent film.
Its creepy and gross but not too disturbing for horror-skeptics while it should make gorehounds hearts sing.
Abigail opens in cinemas on April 19.
Rating:
4 out of 5
