![]() All in all, EREBUS is a stand-out entry in today's high volume of indie horror (and more specifically, horror anthology) releases. A minor gripe related mostly to taste, but these stylistic choices don't really feel in tune with the rest of the film either. An HBO style motion graphics title sequence headlines the film along with some use of snappy jump cuts during the first few minutes. If there are any real glaring flaws it's that some of the film's slicker aspects do detract a bit. It's hugely impressive in general how EREBUS is able to achieve so much with very little and it's straightforward and "old school" in the best possible way. Explorations of the Arctic coastline had led to great optimism that finding and charting the final part of the North-West Passage the seaway linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans was now within reach. Without spoiling too much, a stand out is a vintage portable television that is utilized in a more terrifying manner than whatever type of lame shot-on-video gimmick you'll see today. In May 1845 two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, sailed from Britain to what is now Nunavut in Northern Canada. Erebus might be the most interactive haunted. ![]() ![]() And then there's the hotel itself and all the creepy furnishings that come with it. Michigan Haunted House, Erebus located in Pontiac near Detroit is one of the craziest haunted house in America. The cars, costumes, and props appear spot-on and vignette lead actor Marc Vos looks like he walked off of a time-machine onto the set. This is particularly true of the second vignette called "Exposure" that is set in the 1970s. One thing that's impressive about EREBUS is just how well it captures the different time periods it depicts on a meager budget. EREBUS doesn't need cheap "jump out at you" thrills to be legitimately creepy and it employs clever editing and other tricks to play its on-screen paranormal encounters to maximum effect. Coupled with the subtext of Block Island's real-life haunted history, the movie is all the more eerie. The hotel's signature facade along with some very dark and stormy New England weather does a lot for the film. Shot on location in Block Island, the film makes prime use of a historic hotel as its main setting. As a movie, EREBUS is quite atmospheric and genuinely terrifying. Erebus' vignettes and wraparound story take place across a few different decades, but there's enough of an overarching narrative to make each vignette compliment one another and create something that comes together quite nicely in the end. With the entire film being helmed by director Rick Laprade, EREBUS has a cohesion that's missing from a lot of the modern takes on the horror anthology sub-genre. EREBUS however is very different from this mold as it has more in common with the likes of classic horror anthology movies made by British studio Amicus Productions than a contemporary film of the likes of V/H/S. Many of these films are just too episodic in nature and really fail at making any impact with their empty bits of shock value. A lot of the time these films employ multiple directors (each for a different vignette) and make use of some kind of gimmick or vaguely defined theme. Merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone from Repertoire.In recent times there has been a surge of independently made horror anthology films. Title: Erebus: One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, And The Greatest Naval Mystery Of All Time Format: Hardcover Product dimensions: 352 pages, 9.5 X 6.42 X 1.17 in Shipping dimensions: 352 pages, 9.5 X 6.42 X 1. For more info on Jungle Beat Battles and how to enter future comps, check it out here: Using Block Islands intimate setting as a backdrop, Erebus centers around the Gorham House, a mysterious old hotel with a torrid history of violent occult. The aim is to make a tune with only the few samples provided by the competitions last winner. This was originally created as an entry into the Jungle Beat Battles (battle #24) competition on Facebook. In the spirit of the season, we're giving away this little darkside number by the Law, Wheeler and Kola Nut.
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