On the other side of the coin, the villains that are terrorizing our protagonists are pretty damn creepy, wearing masks of various different animals. Again, it’s interesting stuff, and a good enough job is done in establishing the characters that they feel like real people, rather than horror movie victims. Sarah, on the other hand, is desperate to become accepted by Liam, which puts Cory in the awkward position of being a dad who is essentially caught between two worlds. Right off the bat, it’s immediately clear that seven-year-old Liam does not accept Sarah as his ‘mother,’ so to speak, as he hasn’t yet fully come to terms with the fact that his real mother is dead. This ‘getting to know you’ portion of the film works quite well, as the characters are all fairly likeable, with the foundation properly laid so as to make you actually care about what happens to them. If there’s any strong suit of Torment it’s the first 20 or so minutes, which are spent on establishing the three main characters and their individual dynamics. And despite a local police officer’s insistence, they’ve got no plans on vacating the premises… Unfortunately, this being a horror movie and all, their vacation quickly takes a turn for the horrifying, when they realize that another family has been living in the home. With Cory’s seven-year-old son from a previous marriage in tow, the couple vacations to a remote home that Cory owns, with the hopes that the getaway will bring the newly-formed family together. Modern day scream queen Katharine Isabelle stars alongside Robin Dunne in this latest entry in the home invasion sub-genre, playing newlywed couple Sarah and Cory. Not only is that the general premise of notable recent films like You’re Next and The Strangers, but it’s also more or less the set-up for every other home invasion film we’ve seen in the last several years.Īnd Torment, available on DVD July 15th from Vertical Entertainment, is no different. A family is terrorized in their remote home by a band of intruders, who just so happen to be wearing some pretty creepy masks.
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