Carnage (1984)

   
Written, Cinematographed & Directed by: Andy Milligan

Starring:

Leslie Den Dooven .... Carol Henderson
Michael Chiodo .... Jonathan Henderson
John Garitt ....
Walter
Deeann Veeder .... Susan
Chris Baker .... Ann Webb
Chris Georges .... Mark Webb
Bill Grant .... Dad
Judith Mayes .... Martha

Release Dates: Direct-to-Video: 1984 (Australia); April 23, 1986 (USA)

 

 
Rating:

 

A newlywed couple named Walter (John Garritt) and Susan (Deann Veeder) ends up killing themselves in their new home and the place has been for sale for three years and suddenly another newlywed couple by the names of Carol (Leslie Den Dooven) and Jonathan (Michael Chiodo) moves in but they find the place strange as things seem to move by themselves.
The house is possessed by the suicidal couple as they don't want anyone to live there and slaughters any guest that trespasses there.

 

The film itself is pure crap with little effort to it with no effects at all except for the odd gory scene's.
It;s not surprising that this went straight to video since they didn't have much of a budget to carry on with it as the picture is alot of the times hard to see.
This is no creepy looking haunted house movie like they tried to make it look like as it was so off.

The acting is in much better shape than the story itself but some of it lacked too.
Lead actress Leslie Den Dooven seems to stand out the most with good emotions to her part in the film.
Deeann Veeder
also looked good as an evil bride ghost who committed suicide and can seem a bit convincing with her chracter.
Supporting actress Judith Mayes seems to play off well as someone who acts nosey too.

A woman's throat is slit
A burglars hand is chopped off and another ones guts are being pulled out
A lady's head is decapitated on the front step of the house but you can tell that it's a dummy's head.

The directing by Andy Milligan was mainly pure crap but has some effective moments. However when he shows the ghostly effects with objects moving around it looks very amateurish.
The beginning with the two actors John Garitt and Deeann Veeder killing themselves in the house looked really fake.
Both actors Leslie Den Dooven and Michael Chiodo play off well together when they act romantic with one another.
There's a good dialogue sequence between Chris Baker and supporting actress Che Moody having an argument as daughter and mother.
Supporting actress Lola Ross has no energy when she gets frightened by the hauntings around her in a cellar as it looks very amateurish.
There is another trashy scene but it seems to work with two small actors played by William Cooner and David Marks as burglars breaking into a house and are faced by Veeder as she cackles evilly while doing them away with her special powers.
We do spot an interesting dialogue between
Den Dooven and supporting actor Victor Logan when he explains the history of the house she's staying in.
There is a nice cheesy setting with Den Dooven, Chiado and Jack Poggi trapped in the house with Veeder and Garitt haunting them as well as some smoke coming through the room too.
There was an effective dialogue with Den Dooven confronting Veeder's character.

The music is extremely crummy sounding and extremely outdated.