Malevolence (film)

Malevolence is a 2003 independent American horror film directed by Stevan Mena and starring Samantha Dark and R. Brandon Johnson. The plot follows a mother and daughter held hostage by bank robbers at an abandoned house the robbers plans are disrupted when they are all confronted by a serial killer who resides on the property. A prequel to the film, Bereavement, was released in 2010.

On February 2, 2010 Steven Mena announced that he planned a prequel to his film. Bereavement stars Michael Biehn and John Savage as well as Nolan Gerard Funk and Alexandra Daddario.The New York Times said the film will lead Halloweeninspired viewers into this dark place for some palpitations, but the thrills will come from sheer density of gruesome images, not from frightfully new ideas. Variety said of the film The mark of a good horror director is seldom in onscreen gore, but rather the ability to make every anticipatory moment tingle with dread. On that level, Stevan Menas first feature Malevolence scores well, building a grim atmosphere sans Screamstyle winking to tell its tale of bank robbers who choose the wrong abandoned rural house to hide out in. ........

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