Director – Mykee Morettini (Premature Nightcrawler, Ghoulish Tales)
Starring – Dylan Mars Greenberg (Psycho Ape!, Shakespeare’s Shitstorm), Corrinne Mica (Nightfall, Dungeons and Disaster), and Mykee Morettini
Release Date – 2019
Rating – 3.5/5
A few months back I was sorting through my emails when I saw the press release for an upcoming release from Wild Eye Releasing. Most of you know how much I love and respect Wild Eye so I was very curious about this one. After watching the trailer I was only more interested in it so I reached out to MVD who was handling this release for Wild Eye and they were kind enough to send a copy of it my way for review. Thank you MVD and Wild Eye for once again hooking me up!
**Spoiler Alert** The film follows Zeke (Morettini) who is part of the graduating class that is being picked off by a supernatural presence. He notices that the evil force is going in alphabetical order and is able to stop it with the help of a rogue cop and a stranger. Now, two years later, the evil has awakened and is killing again and this time in a different pattern. Zeke must once again stop the evil before it consumes everyone. **Spoiler Alert**
Evil Everywhere is a throwback to 80s horror films and the rough grindhouse films of the 70s. With that being said, the film has a sense of humor and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Some genre fans will be turned off by this but if you enjoy films like Blood Junkie and the works of Chris Seaver then you will appreciate what Evil Everywhere brings to the table.
The acting in this one is fun and very energetic at time. The cast doesn’t have a lot of experience but they had a lot of fun with their roles which translates very well to the film. The use of humor and over the top dialogue makes the viewer look passed the inexperience.
The story for this one blends a lot of different 80s tropes into a fun throwback that works. We get some Evil Dead, Italian horror, Sleepaway Camp, and a bunch more. This is a movie written by a real horror fan and it shows. With that being said, the story does hit a few slow spots that seem to drag on but nothing that truly takes away from the film.
Finally, the film has some fun and bloody moments with some decent enough practical effects. The kills, like most of the film, is masked with humor to help with the film’s budget. It works and these films are a lot of fun to watch. Overall, Evil Everywhere is a fun throwback to 80s horror. It was funny, paid tribute to a lot of the classic films that were shaped by that decade, and was an all around enjoyable experience. I highly recommend checking this one out from Wild Eye now.
