Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made
Directed by Michael Laicini, David Amito
In 1988 a screening of Antrum at a cinema in Budapest resulted in the tragic death of fifty-six people when the building caught fire and burned to the ground. Other deaths linked to the film resulted in Antrum being condemned as a 'cursed' film and its master negative destroyed. Now that a print has been found in a Bulgarian archive, the deadliest film ever made has been re-released.
A cursed film from the 1970s about a brother and sister who travel to a forest to dig a hole to hell.
Cast: Nicole Tomkins, Rowan Smyth, Dan Istrate, Circus- Szalewski, Shu Sakimoko, Kristel Elling
Member Reviews
It was alright, kinda creepy. Scariest part is the myth that it's a curse. Goes downhill after that
The first watch it had a super eerie feeling the whole movie, it was so good I have rewatched it multiple times and think if your looking for a horror movie that is less “in your face” about being scary and more eerie and unsettling, this is the perfect movie for that!
There's a clever line in this movie that says, and I am paraphrasing: Someone can believe in something so much that it'll turn into a truth for them. . . and that truth can kill them. This movie treats itself as a movie so deadly that no one can watch it to the end and live. This film places symbols and sigils, specifically the sigil of Astaroth, throughout the scenes in subtle and quick shots at various times as a sort of reminder that this film is supposed to be dark, disturbing, and "the deadliest film ever made. " You never see a depiction of Hell, apart from the mini documentary that starts the film. And I think that is a good thing. This film shows the two characters digging into Hell and, instead of them entering Hell, it instead enters their world. You see demons hiding behind trees, off in the background, you hear whispering and other atmospheric tension ambience, you see the sigils, and you see Cerberus' chain dragging across the leaves. All this happens because they weren't digging into Hell. . . they were digging out of Hell and all of Hell came out with them. This movie certainly isn't a scary film, albeit the deadliest film ever made. But it is a very tense film with a lot of confusing scenes, complicated plotlines, and some decent acting. This is a film I'd recommend to someone who wants to try to see something experimental. . . something slightly different than what is trendy in cinematic popularity. This film is by no means the greatest film ever made, it is, however, one of the most interesting films ever made. And alas concludes my review for Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made. And now, if you excuse me, I'm going to walk on my balcony that is unstable and enjoy the nice weather before this cold front comes through. Have a great day everyone, I'm sure I won't die lol
It's not Hagazuzza or The VVitch or A Dark Song, but its entertaining, highly atmospheric, and the cinematography is unique.
Very creepy disturbing little movie, I dig it