Carved

Maui wowie, what a deal this is! It’s like Alien meets Pumpkinhead meets Gingerdead Man. Must say, I quite enjoyed it. Great performances all around. Sufficient visual effects. Artful in their thrift. First 35 minutes particularly well constructed from a writing standpoint. Great satire re: theater nerds. Nice to see what the kids have been up to.

Brutal opening right from the go, can only hope for a bit of Terror with the mutilation. This is a spatterfest of gooey cut ups, so much fun wrapped in a fiendish **** yeah, the film gave me the terror my black heart craved.This should be a staple watch each new Halloween, good bloody fun, pumpkin style.

An evil pumpkin monster slaughters a bunch of people at a fall festival. Sure!

"Carved" is nothing special from start to finish, but it's still nice to look at. Or to put it another way: If you enjoyed Krampus and similar works, and keep in mind that this is nothing more than video store fare from the second-lowest shelf, you might find it quite entertaining. I wasn’t expecting artistic ambitions or a reinvention of the genre with this Huluween Original. The film will probably resonate more with a younger audience, as it feels a bit like a mix between Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Goosebumps. In any case, it definitely put me in the Halloween spirit.