In 1988 Bobby Maxwell went to a Halloween party, was chased into Diablos Den by bullies, and never seen again. Legend has it he sometimes shows up to seek revenge. So I guess those who chased him ought to be worried. But then again it’s been twenty years and they’re fine, so he’s taking his sweet time about it.
Reggie, who moved when in high school, comes back to town and books a room at the motel. There he drinks and banters awkwardly with his cousin Tiffany, who is super annoying. Tiffany is excited about the Halloween party where she is supposed to meet her online boyfriend for the first time. Tiffany says when they first talked they wore masks because the anonymity allowed them to open up. That seems messed up and a good way to get catfished.
When bodies are found in Diablo’s Den, a local at the diner tells the new deputy about Bloody Bobby. Then a reporter asks if she can takes notes, which is an odd thing to say when intruding on someones conversation.
It’s also odd that some people say Bobby fell into a ravine near the highway and was hit by a car. This glosses over the fact his body was never found, which would be very odd if he was truly hit on the highway.
Reggie is hesitant to go the the Halloween party since it’s being thrown by one of his high school bullies. But Tiffany doesn’t believe in childhood trauma and condescendingly pressures Reggie into going. Too bad because Bloody Bobby is in town and the party is where he’s heading. Nothing good will come to anyone thinking of attending that party.
When I first heard them mention Diablos Den and Bloody Bobby, I realized I’d heard these before and wondered if it was a real legend. Nope, it’s just someone doing a poor job of trying to start a franchise. This was also in Black Pumpkins. It doesn’t matter which you watch first, but you’d probably be better of if you skipped them both.
The movie opens with text explaining grindhouse, which is odd since this movie is not grindhouse. Occasionally it will transition between scenes with a processed grindhouse tropes, like film sprockets, color glitches, scratches, or the film melting. But that doesn’t make a film grindhouse when 98 percent of the movie looks like a clean, modern production.
The characters are not likable. While Reggie seems shell shocked, Tiffany comes off as condescending and obnoxious. There isn’t one person to like in this film. Reggie’s high school crush is okay, but she has trouble biting through an apple slice which betrays she’ll have no hope of surviving the onslaught of a killer from beyond the grave.
Ridiculous dialogue
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| Blood and a shower drain? Stop embarrassing yourself |
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| Grindhouse indeed |
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| So everyone gets their costumes at department stores? |
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| The new deputy winning friends by revealing his disbelief. |
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| Tiffany is a joy to be around. |
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| If you’re just back in town, don’t go creepy on the clown costume |
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