Directors: Roberto De Feo , Paolo Strippoli
Cast: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz , Peppino Mazzotta , Cristina Donadio , Francesco Russo , Alida Baldari Calabria , Will Merrick , Yuliia SobolJustin , Francesca Cavallin , Mellanie Hubert
Plot: Five people travelling by camper crash into a tree. When they recover,
the road they were driving on has been replaced by an impenetrable
forest and a wooden house.
My Movie Review: The movie is bloody gory- violence throughout- spikes and knives gouging out eyes, knives cutting out ears and tongues, and killings by slit throats and lots of rifle shots:) A Classic Horror Story is Southern Gothic but this film is set in the South of Italy and the Gothic shades into Folk Horror- there are elements of pastiche here as several tropes are mixed as a group of people who are car pooling get involved in a crash they come to a camper van but it's in a forest clearing with a nearby deserted house in it they find pictures of a Pagan cult who worship three knights who helped them in a time of famine the weirdness good thing in horrors! It's a perfect silent killer scary without jump scares it's tense and with an unexpected and well thought out story arc's that's more than one story arc, you want to be entertained by something new that is also done well you'll enjoy this movie a lot but not more on details about the movie because what's the point of that anyway if you know what will happen when you watch it guys:)
Critics Consensus: A Classic Horror Story isn't targeting a specific era or title in horror to pay tribute; wants to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks. It results in a bizarre, disjointed experience full of great imagery but confused story and messaging. A Classic Horror Story delivers a by-the-numbers setup that eventually becomes something more. We end up with a good-looking movie made with a hint of Hooper, a touch of Barker, even a dash of Shyamalan! But it borrows from/pays homage to a lot of other films – so many that it’s hard to root out this movie’s own identity. Whilst never threatening to be a classic horror story, this is nonetheless a solid and effective effort. An almost successful endeavor that just doesn't entirely work. An entirely serviceable, above-average attempt at sort of interesting but then that wouldn't have made a very good title. In a genre known more for heart skips and adrenaline, its surprisingly thought-provoking. While the final twist falls short, pulling from other films pays off with some solid moments in to first half. "Classic" comes a tad closer to that label thanks to a boffo finish:)
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