Julin (Neesa Avery) had thought things were going well until her fiance ended their relationship. To cheer her up her friends decide to take her with them on a misguided night of partying at an abandoned factory which was the site of a brutal and mysterious massacre several decades previously. The friends come across a creepy, arcane looking dice game which includes amongst its pieces, some old human knuckle bones. Of course, being young and merry, the friends decide to play the game and accidentally conjure up the demonic presence of Knucklebones (Tom Zembrod) who makes it his business to brutally slay everyone in his path.
A fun genre entry which follows a well-trodden, but no less entertaining, slasher plot and format. The titular demonic entity has elements of some familiar antagonists such as Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees in that he's talkative (obviously a Freddy trait rather than a Jason one), seemingly omnipotent, disfigured and menacing. Our cast of killer-fodder are fairly standard beautiful characters (some in short-shorts) but this familiarity works to the film's benefit. Protagonist Julin, however, goes above and beyond the typical final girl role and takes command of her fate.
The kill scenes are well put together and imaginative with some nice bone breaking effects and the right dose of cheese. We're also treated to some cheesy Nazi experimentation and a nicely grim hand scene.
While it's not trying to break the mould, the film delivers an enjoyable B-movie slasher worthy of a view. Currently available on Amazon Prime.
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