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Dominique Swain

An unassuming group of vacationing high school students incurs the wrath of a relentless supernatural killer in this tale of terror from beyond the mirror starring Dominique Swain. They had no idea th... read more read more...at such an innocent rhyme could conjure up so much death, but as the woman with an insatiable appetite for death methodically begins claiming their lives on by bloody one. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Robert Wilson

Release Date: November 7, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 20, 2007

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  • October 10, 2008
    This is quite a good horror film that does borrow a lot from other films like Bloody Mary, Cabin Fever and a few others. It's a little slow to start and it won't please gore fans, but it was much better than I expected it to be.
  • June 14, 2008
    Very impressive indeed. The beginning starts off with no dialog and yet still tells us about a lot of stuff through the visuals. The cinematography is fantastic, desaturated and highly professional it puts most horror films to shame. Great directing keeps the build up almost pain... read morefully slow but always tense. The decision to make these characters young adults as opposed to regular teen fuckheads also made time for real relationships and real reactions to what was going on. Finally the acting was brilliant, very believable and for all it's hard effort this should have gotten a main cinematic release and been much more successful. Being more of a psychological drama and character study than an all out horror results in the final act stumbling a bit as the monster/witch/demon/infection begins to take center stage.
  • September 23, 2007
    Surprisingly and clever supernatural and blood-soaked chiler. This film is a part like The Evil Dead.
  • February 3, 2010
    The opening will put you to sleep. Some where about forty minutes in, a good premise begins to develop, but since the most interesting character dies first, you stop really caring what happens. Much wasted potential.
  • October 10, 2008
    Can we say Evil Dead rip off meets Candyman? Even so, not the worst thing that I have even seen this week lol. The plot summary here is wrong... it is late 20-something friends since high school, not teenagers involved. The story focuses on who is "one of them" so who can you tru... read morest type plot that has been in many movies before but without the in-cheek gusto of some of it's predecessors. Overall for a low budget horror flick, it's not that awful but does take FOREVER to get to any of the horror.
  • December 5, 2007
    It was alright...kinda creepy at times, but it's not one I'd want to watch again.
  • February 8, 2012
    This film frustrated me at every turn, as it starts out rather front loaded with emotional character-related stuff, then continues to exploit that as characters become possessed by the titular creature/character. The paranoia and distrust sort of reminded me of the turn that thi... read morengs take in a film like Cabin Fever, but aside from the interpersonal relationship stuff, there's not a lot to set this aside from other 'trapped in the woods' horror fare.

    Rental, maybe?
  • November 1, 2010
    Dead Mary, the demonic version of Bloody Mary. I liked it, but the demon talks a little too much, mentions the end of the world and then drops that just as fast as it began. Too bad, think of the potential with that one.
  • November 25, 2008
    I know this movie didn't get the greatest reviews but I actually thought it was pretty good. I did miss about the first 20 minutes so maybe that affects my judgement a little but I enjoyed it overall. It was kind of similar to a modern version of 'Evil Dead'. I'm glad they decide... read mored to avoid CGI effects and focus more on makeup gore because it just adds alot to a film in my opinion. I thought the actors (for a bunch of people I've never heard of before) did a good job at being creepy. The film wasn't over hollywoodized with stars but there was still a little too much relationship drama given the age of the characters. I do think they could have done alot more with the subject they were given and the ending wasn't very conclusive of anything. But if you really think about the predicament the characters were facing- the idea of being forced to make a choice to kill your friends or loved ones when you weren't sure they were possessed or completely normal- it would be a hard decision for anyone to make and this film will really get you thinking.
  • November 24, 2008
    I was really enjoying this up until the end. What the heck?!?!?! They failed to explain anything....and left huge holes in the plot. You watch the credits thinking there's gotta be something more after this....come on! This had potential for one more star until they pulled tha... read moret crap.

Critic Reviews


Felix Vasquez Jr.
January 23, 2008
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed

Nothing more than an angsty, tedious, self-important, and painfully boring drama that seems to use the horror genre as only a hook to garner an audience... Full Review

David Cornelius
March 20, 2007
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

By being more psychological in its frights, Dead Mary manages an extra layer of spookiness, but it also risks losing less patient viewers in the process. Full Review

Staci Layne Wilson
February 18, 2007
Staci Layne Wilson, Fantastica Daily

Unfortunately, once dead and zombiefied, these chatty chums are no less talkative than before - forget flesh ripping bites, they'll talk your ear off sooner than sink their teeth into it. Full Review

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