Saturday, December 30, 2017

Masters of Horror: The Fair Haired Child (2006)

William Malone's "The Fair Haired Child" is definitely not one of the stand-out entries from the Masters of Horror series. I can't say I was too surprised, considering it's directed by the guy behind such "gems" as "House on Haunted Hill" and "FeardotCom".

A high school girl with considerably low self-esteem is abducted by a middle-aged couple and locked in their basement with a mute ginger boy. The purpose has to do with resurrecting their son who tragically drowned on his fifteenth birthday 12 years prior. Thus, they agreed to sacrifice someone every year to a big-headed demon in order to bring him back...

This one really felt 'off' - mainly due to poor direction and pacing. The characters were uninteresting, as was in how lead-up and back story were presented. The 'fair haired child' creature was pretty cool looking, though, so it had THAT going for it. So, yeah, I just wasn't feeling this one.

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