'Hellcat' Review: Lofi Chamber Piece Brings the Scares

'Hellcat' Review: Lofi Chamber Piece Brings the Scares

The Fantasia International Film Festival is an incredible place to find indie horror gems that illustrate the talent on display from filmmakers with limited resources and a lot of creativity. One such example from this year’s festival is Brock Bodell’s feature film debut, Hellcat, which he wrote, directed, produced, and edited. He takes the conventions and expectations of a monster movie and flips them on their head to craft a tense, single-loca…

HELLCAT Review: Tension Runs High Before Losing Steam

Easily fitting into a couple of subgenres of horror, HELLCAT is bound to be one of the horror surprises coming out of the festival. From beginning to end, writer/director Brock Bodell keeps the tension high, leaving both his protagonist and the audience guessing where the story will go next. While the decisions made in the film’s final act may not land, no one can deny that this film is a star-making turn for Dakota Gorman. HELLCAT starts centra…