Tag: Bereavement

Malevolence 3 – Killer: A Belated Sequel That Kills the Best Elements of the Original

October 15, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

In 2003, writer, director, and producer Steven Mena released his indie slasher homage, Malevolence. While it didn’t reach a large audience, Malevolence made enough of an impression to get a belated prequel, Bereavement. Now eight years later, series fans may finally get a resolution to Mena’s story. Though critics lambasted Malevolence as derivative, Mena showed […]

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Malevolence Overcomes Familiarity To Genuinely Disturb

August 25, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Perhaps no other horror sub-genre is better-suited to low-budget, DIY filmmaking than the slasher film. Malevolence is one of dozens of micro-budgeted slasher films produced and released since Scream re-invigorated the sub-genre. Yet unlike most of those other movies, Malevolence somehow secured a limited, albeit unsuccessful, theatrical run. Written and directed by Steven Mena, Malevolence […]

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