Talk To Me

A group of trippy seeking teens pass around a satanic hand like it’s a joint in order to achieve a euphoric feeling while being briefly possessed (I mean what could possibly go wrong here?). This new thrill is everyone’s favourite after school activity until one of them goes over the allocated time (less than 80 seconds is safe for some reason) and the shit hits the fan. Now a terrifying malevolent force has been unleashed and things go from bad to catastrophic.

Talk To Me reaches out a cold dead hand to you from the screen and grips you from the very beginning and does not let go until the credits roll. It’s one of the most tense and unnerving horror movies I’ve seen in ages and if you want something to genuinely scare you this Halloween well then be sure to add this to your list. In fact Talk To Me might actually be too scary for some people because in the very opening scene the two people in front of me promptly got up and left (perhaps they were actually looking for Barbie). And that pretty much sets the tone for Talk to Me.

It’s a scary one alright and not done nearly enough justice by the trailer. What initially appears to be another average possession movie, destined to die on the forgotten pile of boring horror movies, Talk to Me is everything you’d want and more. It’s a dark and effective modern horror that seasoned horror fans will absolutely adore. Containing scenes of genuine terror and gore it relies less on cheap endless jump scares and much more on presenting you with chilling moments that will leave you shook. Seriously there’s a couple of scenes I’m still thinking about afterwards and believe me, I’ve seen a lot of truly awful horror movies so by now I know a good one when I see it.

With a new twist on possession movies, Talk to Me certainly has the potential for a new franchise and/or spin offs which I’m sure horror buffs will welcome as the milked to death Conjuring franchise has long since run out of original ideas. Danny and Michael Philippou have created a memorable and thrilling movie with a great idea that is sure to deliver to all the horror buffs. Talk to Me is the perfect example of the type of originality studios should be taking chances on because I’ll tell you this is far better than the legacy sequels that refuse to die (yeah I’m looking at you two, Ghostface and Michael Myers). Some franchises just don’t know when to give it up because cinema audiences do get bored with the same thing on repeat. Well this is different, well written and will definitely scare you. It’s a creepy and nail-biting cinematic experience and definitely recommended for all those who enjoy a gory horror movie.

★★★★☆