Shudder Original platform, for all their expertise in the field of macabre, is bound to put out a decent product once in a while. If for nothing else, than for the law of averages. Sadly, that movie is not Night of the Reaper, their latest retro slasher, where the skeleton faced murderer is obsessed with young babysitters. If there is one thing the movie gets right, it is certainly the poster; reminiscent of 1980s classics (most notably Fright Night), it will make a hard core movie afficionado nostalgic for the golden cinema of yesteryear.
To speak much of the plot is pointless, for despite its mundane, uninspired 'scares', it hardly harbors an original thought throughout. Not even the twist it attempts to pull off late in the final act can save it from the ninety minutes of cheap cinematography and uninspired writing. The killer seems to be a poor man's ghostface: black robe, topped off with a mask representing death. When their identity is finally revealed, the result is laughable rather than shocking. Night of the Reaper is living proof that a low budget movie can indeed be just as bad as a low IQ high budget Hollywood action blockbuster.
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