The Stalker

Follows in the footsteps of stalker/revenge thrillers like Cape Fear and Scream. Decent performances overall (especially from the father/husband who's resemblance to Nick Cave was oddly captivating). Good effort for a very low-budget film.

The Stalker has an 80s slasher vibe with its storytelling sensibilities and score. It feels like a comfortable suspense film to distract yourself when you have some time to kill. I have to admit, the bad guy is pretty creepy and I wouldn't want to be stalked by him, particularly when he threatens the family.

The first thing I liked about this film was the music! Really well done, very reminiscent of the 80s style movies in this genre. The villain also sounded a bit like Freddy Krueger which was cool. The cast was refreshing, not like the cliche barbie dolls you often see in these kinds of films, more mature aged actors that cared about what they were doing. The movie was only 60 mins but to be honest is a good running time. I especially liked seeing Troy Fromin pop up too, he's a great genre character actor that I think is talented. Nicely done overall this little film and a great poster to go with it. And make sure you watch till end credits so you don't miss a bonus scene!

The '80s infamously gave rise to a niche sub-genre of the horror film vehicle, triggering a bloodbath of same-page slasher films that repurposed shared devices and motifs to an enduring effect. With "The Stalker," director John Giorgio gets into his time machine to pay homage to those historical tormentors in what becomes an engaging slab of horror moviemaking.

While Jason's iconic hockey mask from "Friday the 13th" doesn't make an appearance, nostalgically familiar point-of-view shots from the stalker's perspective feature en masse, along with a subterranean synthesizer score and a high gloss artifice cloned from the DNA of its influencers. Yet it's the central theme at the cold heart of "The Stalker" that most assures its transmissions of terror: Few thoughts are as unnerving as those of a predator who can't be stopped, and the characters caught in the sight lines of the film's namesake killer successfully project this with an over-the-top delivery that works.

For committed fans of horror films, "The Stalker" is prerequisite viewing. For all the rest of us, it's a guilty indulgence, and one that's queasy fun to submit to. - (Was this of use? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)

This is unapologetically a low budget indie, but the acting and production value are solid and it has a simple old school vibe that is executed well! The boys do exceptionally well in roles that could have easily fallen into parody. It kept my attention the entire time and had some truly disturbing moments - definitely recommend it!