Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    HORRORSCREAMS VIDEOVAULT – SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT HORROR
    • Home
    • Film Reviews
      • Films Beginning With Numbers or Symbols
      • A – C
      • D – F
      • G – I
      • J – L
      • M – O
      • P – R
      • S – U
      • V – X
      • Y – Z
    • Book Reviews
    • Franchise Corner
    • Competitions
    • Horror Screams Podcast
    • Contact Us
    Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    HORRORSCREAMS VIDEOVAULT – SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT HORROR

    Film Review: GRAY MATTER (2018)

    Peter 'Witchfinder' HopkinsBy Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins21st July 2019Updated:21st July 2019No Comments2 Mins Read

    GRAY MATTER *** Canada 2018 Dir: Greg A. Sager 85 mins

    Starting off in the 1960’s with a group of young lads flicking through a bunch of stolen titty mags. They are rudely interrupted by a meteorite crashing through their tree house which makes them local news stars. Flash forward to the present day and we see the meteorite being bought online by a sci-fi geek who puts it on display in his apartment ( “my sweet ass meteorite!” ).
    Having laid dormant for decades this supposed “meteorite” hatches when it senses another one heading towards Earth. This one hatches on impact and reveals a parasitic creature that attaches to its chosen host which basically turns them into a zombie. Unknown to the human race our planet is being watched by another alien race. These “Grays” have seen this invasion unfold and attempt to help us. They do this by abducting a young woman and reprogram her to find out and destroy the parasites. This has some great visuals of the Grays and their ship but is also cursed with some rather dodgy practical effects. The parasites are kind of cute when on their own but once attached to their hosts they just look like oversized plastic lobsters. The acting isn’t great but luckily it is not very dialogue heavy with vast silent scenes of distant starring, grunting/screaming and a lot of gesturing. The zombie like possessed hosts are my favourite. Shawn Swain who plays the sci-fi geek is the best character, with various witty one liners ( “no more buying shit online”) and has the most confidence. It has a very distinct whiff of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers about it which I quite enjoyed. With a great horror aspect to it as well it makes for some great messy gore scenes. It’s not particularly clever or taxing on the brain but it is quite fun.

    Review by Sarah Budd


    Facebook0Like0Share0Tweet0Pin0
    Alien Aliens Alys Crocker Gray Matter Greg A. Sager Indican Pictures Matchbox Pictures Mike Wilmot Sci-Fi Sean Patrick Dolan

    Related Posts

    ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT CAMGIRL busts out on to DVD and Blu-ray

    9th June 202202 Mins Read
    Read More

    The Brain From Planet Arous (1957) arrives on special-edition Blu-ray + DVD, 21st June

    8th June 202203 Mins Read
    Read More

    Film Review: A FERAL WORLD (2020)

    10th May 202203 Mins Read
    Read More

    Your life is in the hands of a PROTOTYPE on 5th April

    13th April 202201 Min Read
    Read More

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

    Search The Website
    Recent Posts
    • Augie Duke from Mayans MC and Stand-Up Comedy Star Jiaoying Summers Join Cast of “Static Codes”
    • “Get Out Of The Toybox!” – DOLL SHARK makes a big splash on Indiegogo
    • Official trailer released for Ozploitation classic ‘Fair Game’ which returns to the big screen this July
    • Interview with Chris Sivertson, director of MONSTROUS, ahead of UK release
    • A Haunting On Gabriel Street available now on DVD from Bayview Entertainment
    Archives
    Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.