‘Moving house can be torture’
Spiderhole is a 2010 British horror film written and directed by Daniel Simpson. The film is Simpson’s feature film directorial debut. It stars Amy Noble, Emma Griffiths Malin, George Maguire, Reuben-Henry Biggs.
Official plot teaser:
Molly, together with her three art student friends, embark upon a mission to find an empty house in London, with the view to the living as squatters, free from rent, and free to party. Having found the ideal squat, they break in and go about the merry business of dressing the stark interior to reflect their artistic selves. Darkness pervades their new dwelling place, a darkness through which they discover the full implications of their intrepid choice.
A nightmare unfolds that traps the viewer and protagonists alike in a terrifying and unforgiving new reality. Who or what is orchestrating their bloody demise and why? The house appeared to be empty and yet a malevolent force is clearly at work…
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Reviews:
” …not bad enough to qualify as a train wreck, and what little it does (relatively) right has been done better. If you want to see kids get killed, the body count is too low and kills too bland to compete even with 1980s sequels, let alone newer stuff. If you want torture, the Hostels deliver AND give decent stories to go along with them … And hell, if you just want a killer doctor, just watch Dr. Giggles. At least the title is more fitting.” Horror Movie a Day
“Spiderhole had promise, theoretically, but it fails to generate much in the way of suspense or scares. Shots of dusty pipes, slime dripping from faucets, and spiders crawling about are no substitute for real atmosphere, character development, and emotional investment.” Rob Hunter, Film School Rejects
“A sizeable chunk of the budget looks like it has been spent on lashings of blood, fake appendages, rubbery eyeballs and a gleaming set of surgical apparatus (there’s a maniac in the basement wearing scrubs). But for all the gore, Spiderhole wants for genuine frights; it’s a kind of Saw for beginners. Still, it might just work as a public service film: kids, squatting is bad – leave those bolt cutters alone.” Cath Clarke, The Guardian
