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Rachel Miner, Michael Berryman, Mimi Rogers, Mickey Jones

A woman haunted by the childhood car crash that claimed the life of her mother and father finds her worst nightmares coming true when she and her therapist travel back to the scene of the accident in ... read more read more...this tale of terror originally released as part of the After Dark Horrorfest. Penny (Rachel Miner) has never quite been able to shake off the trauma of seeing her mother and father perish when their car careened out of control on a long and lonely stretch of highway, and now her therapist (Mimi Rogers) is determined to help the fragile girl overcome her lingering fear of automobiles. But as much as Penny might hope to overcome her oppressive phobia, she is about to discover that there is indeed very much to dread on this remote mountain pass as a murderous hitchhiker emerges from the chilly, high-altitude fog to prey on the frightened girl's darkest fears. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Richard Brandes

Release Date: November 18, 2006

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DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007

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  • helpahorse
    February 19, 2011
    helpahorse
    The acting of this movie wasn't awful, but it wasn't good either.

    Some people are saying the movie was "too long" when really it was only 90 minutes. I think it only felt long because the director dragged out scenes and made them much longer than necessary. I think the directo... read morer tried to make suspense, but because of the lengthy scenes any suspense he attempted to create was lost as the audience got bored. For example (spoilers), in one scene in the car, Penny was sitting and heard kind of a soft moaning sound. It was really creepy and it was pretty suspenseful. However, the person kept moaning for a LONG time, so after like 5 minutes, I didn't really care who was making the noise or where it was coming from. It was a lot longer than it needed to be. There's a bunch of scenes like that in the movie, and it's all really unnecessary.

    The movie is kind of shallow too. A girl in a car getting tortured by a pyschopath. Lame. They don't even tell you the motive for the killer, until the very end, and even that is pretty lame. It's like they didn't know what the motive for the killer should be so they just said "hey! Let's make it an escaped mental patient!" It was pretty stupid and really unrealistic. How one person would be able to get a car with 3 tires down a hill and wedged tightly between a bunch of trees without causing the car any more noticeable damage is beyond me.

    Not the best movie. I could've made it better. Just saying.
  • itsjustme2004
    October 19, 2010
    itsjustme2004
    Penny Dreadful is not a great horror film, I've seen better. But what it is is a pretty good psychological thriller. Penny dreadful is a well made, and well acted horror film that will satisfy any horror lovers urge for a good time. This movie is a dark and gritty psychological t... read morehriller that takes you into the mind and soul of a frightened and traumatized young girl, and her fight to stay alive. This film explores three main themes, 1. terror and what it can do to you if you let it control you. 2: What certain events in your life can do to change who you are and what you are. 3: What the darkness of a quiet woods can do to turn your worst fears into a reality. Probably my favorite Horrorfest film.
  • 3niR
    June 23, 2010
    3niR
    Oh man this was so freaking boring! Rachel was being the most annoying character that I've seen. I even hoped her to die soon. No wonder this movie got so many bad reviews. It doesn't even deserve any star to be honest. Just to be polite, I'm giving it 1 star.
  • yona71
    February 3, 2010
    yona71
    This independent film hasn't seemed to chip it's name into the horror block even though it's scarier than most of the newer horror films with it's gritty realism.
    Rachel Miner portrays Penny who's a young woman traumatized by an auto accident that occured when she was a child. ... read moreHer fear of cars is quite intense, so her therapist(Mimi Rogers) believes a trip back to the scene of the accident could be an important part of her therapy to overcome this fear that has such a hold over Penny.
    When the two cross the path of a mysterious, hooded hitchhiker on a dark, desolate stretch of mountain highway, things twist into utter chaos of what lies inside, and what lurks outside the fragile shells so vulnerable to those who prey upon it.
  • matertenebraum
    July 17, 2009
    matertenebraum
    A small town film with a big city attitude, this movie although being a short film is an amazing piece of horror history containing Mrs Voorhees and Jason himself! but apart that plays amazingly well on screen.All the elements of making a successful fright flick are present and t... read morehen some ... my review would be fantastic movie obviously created and made with care, and job well done! loved it! oh... and if you have a blonde haired child dye its hair there just really spooky! But all in all with amazing actors and a witty fast paced movie your not for one second sitting there bored! your on the edge of your seat the whole way through! And extremely striking imagery and settings!
  • lewiskendell
    November 5, 2008
    lewiskendell
    The sheer stupidity of everyone in this movie made it impossible to enjoy. And Penny herself was just so IRRITATING! The villain seemed chilling until he started spouting inane nursery rhymes and being overpowered by a frightened teen girl. At first he came off as some kind of fl... read moreesh-eating monster, but he's revealed to be yet another escaped mental patient (how original). Not a bad premise, but the execution was just dreadful.
  • bbcfloridabound
    December 21, 2007
    bbcfloridabound
    From After Dark Horrorfest - I didn't enjoy this one as much as a few of the others, But still enjoyable Slasher Film, Still Worth The buy.
  • kiriyamakazou
    August 26, 2007
    kiriyamakazou
    Now I could make some sort of joke about how this is just Plain Dreadful, but then I would be stooping to the same levels as this film. On one hand it is kind of brave, it attempts to mix both psychological horror and slasher horror together. It doesn't work however as rather tha... read moren joinging as one they collide head on. The whole film being set in a car starts off as interesting and then becomes boring as hell. It's obvious the writer found problems as well, adding in a small subplot about some people close by just to off them and make it a tad more interesting. I couldn't care less about anyone or anything by the end and almost didn't make it. Balls.
  • dreamfaeries
    November 30, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    Not too bad...
  • fb100002023516744
    July 28, 2011
    fb100002023516744
    Oh it's dreadful alright. This is a very scary and entertaining horror film.

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Critic Reviews

Steve Biodrowski
July 7, 2008
Steve Biodrowski, ESplatter

Penny Dreadful is an enjoyable combination of psycho-thriller and slasher horror, which somehow achieves a slick, Hollywood-calibre visual style in spite of its modest budget. Full Review

Staci Layne Wilson
March 20, 2007
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com

Nothing new, but the visual razzle-dazzle is enough to keep you watching. Full Review

Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton
November 19, 2006
Steve "Uncle Creepy" Barton, Dread Central

Somewhere in here there is a great flick hiding. However as is, it's dreadfully too long. Full Review

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