visuals that are scarier on their own than the entirety of many films" Bryan Buss - movingpicturesnetwork.com"the cinematography is gorgeous" Brad Keefe - columbusalive.com"The cinematography, by director of photography Marco Cappetta, is improbably pretty. The movie looks great." Glenn McDonald - Triangle.com"a high level of technical polish. The film looks better than many major studio horror productions" John Wirt - 2theadvocate.com "The cinematography by Marco Cappetta is top-notch, unveiling a landscape speckled with abandoned traces of industry amongst lonesome open fields and dirt roads" Dustin Puman - dustinputman.com"shots that are disarmingly beautiful" Mark H. Harris - About.com"the shots of the rural Pennsylvania countryside are quite beautiful" Rob Thomas - The Capital Times/Madison.com"I really enjoyed the cinematography" Alex DiGiovanna - Moviebuzzers.com"incredible in terms of camera-work" Perri Nemiroff - Shockya.com"a convincing atmosphere of chilling dread" Maitland McDonagh - Filmjournal.com"The set design and cinematography are fantastic. The cinematography is particularly superb, with scenes that are breathtaking" Movieweb.com"'Bereavement' has a wonderfully artistic look... some truly impressive shots" Jay S. Jacobs - popenterrtainment.com

movie that will literally keep you glued to your screen from beginning to end. I've liked Michael Biehn since I first saw him in the original Terminator movie and, for the most part, he's never let me down with his acting. He gives another great performance here. Brett Rickaby is perfect as the tormented killer. He's scary, anguished, and ruthless and should be put up there along with Meyers, Vorhees and Krueger. Alexandra Daddario shows her best acting in any movie she's been in to date and Spencer List is perfect as the kid who's put through everything imaginable and makes his own future.Unlike most horror films today there's no comedy in this one. It's flat out ruthless from beginning to end. Again, except for The Collector, this is the first slasher film I've seen in years where I truly hope they make a sequel.I've never written a review before and joined IMDb today just so I could write about this one. If horror is your thing you certainly won't have wasted your time viewing this one. Hell, you might even want to watch it a second time right away. When was the last time you could say that about any of these?

like "Malevolence" and you are entitled to your opinion but you have to see this film...give it a chance when it's released. You'll see what I mean when you do. But as of now The Black Saint says "Bereavement" is in a class of it's own & you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you're a fan of Horror in general & didn't see it.

presence as ominous as the killer. This is no haunted house, it is the embodiment of murder. This kill-factory is cluttered with instruments of death. Aged with the blood of innocent victims, both animal and human, it is a literal maze of torture.Pure Fear. A feeling both gut-wrenching and heart-wrenching, twisting together dread and despair. What happens in this movie could happen in reality. It happens every day. A child goes missing, a woman disappears, a murderer goes unnoticed.This movie is frighteningly unflinching; it does not ease tension or hold back. This is raw horror. Real Horror. True Horror.

nasty nasties. Looking forward to the next chapter in the series and hopefully an unrated directors cut on DVD! See 'Malevolence' after this to find out more about the characters! Great work for a one man show....Stevan Mena....great writer, director, editor, and music man! Kudos Stevan, kudos.

they had a ton more money than I bet they actually did. Ultimately, though it's entertaining, it's not a "high-fiving your friends in the theater" kind of horror.. it's going for something much deeper. Best I can liken it to is a scene where one imprisoned character is helpless to save a friend who the killer an awesome performance by Brett Rickaby is sneaking up on and ultimately dispatches; I felt I was witness to a tragedy, and felt terrible because I couldn't do anything to stop it.That makes it sound like viewing the film is agony, that's untrue..but after years of remakes and watered-down, gimmicky storytelling, it's nice to see something truly disturbing and affecting again. Check it out.

didn't bother to mention it, either.This movie does a great job telling the background story of how Martin became the psychopath he was in Malevolence. There were still surprises along the way. It would be nice for it to be more obvious what this movie is, because it really is not a stand alone movie like some other prequels and sequels are.

eighties feeling.I have seen Stevan Mena's first attempt Malevolence 2004 and it was one I liked. But he did improve so much, he even wrote the script.What does make this flick a gem. First of all, it doesn't use CGI to make some effects. Secondly, just when you think, omg, here comes the love part between the youngsters it moves further, downhill into a cruel flick. On the other hand the casting did made it also worth watching. It's been a while since I have seen Michael Biehn in a recent horror but ere he is and he still do it properly. But what is also important is the killer especially in this flick were the killer is revealed from his first appearance. Brett Rickaby plays the killer and he did it very well. He was believable and really had something creepy over him. I can imagine that when a girl comes across this guy they are afraid. He was in The Crazies 2010 but here he was excellent. Also both thumbs up for a new scream queen, Alexandra Daddario who plays Allison, we will see her in Texas Chainsaw Masacre 3D coming out in 2012 but don't forget the 12 year old when it was shot Spencer List. the way he turns into a depraved kid and the things he has to do really gives you goosebumps.It's brutal, scary and even a bit gory, the red stuff flows a lot even as sometimes the slaughtering is done off-screen. But what works is that the tortured ones do scream, and they scream a lot. Once they are hurt they kept screaming and that really does it job toward the horror. Nowadays in most new horrors people are badly hurt but after a few minutes they are running around like nothing happened. If you are into the eighties horrors then check this one out. Gore 3,5/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

down the road at the Sutter Slaughterhouse. Her desperate sense of loss is about to be enlarged. Mena has made a more active, less closed-in movie here, w/ lots of wide open shots and different locations. This makes for a superior sequel prequel . It's also a far more brutal / bleak, terrifying experience, contrasting the normal family life and "problems" of the Millers w/ the incredibly unbalanced Graham Sutter Brett Rickaby and his psychotic, superstitious madness. Thorough character development means we actually care what happens to these people, and happen it does! The finale is a truly unhinged bloodbath! Co-stars John Savage as Allison's drunken, eternally bitter neighbor, Ted...