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1st Summoning

2018 1h 37m Horror List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 17% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Four student filmmakers set out to explore an abandoned building famous for its connection with the occult, but as their journey becomes littered with strange behavior and unexplained phenomena, it becomes clear the horror they are attempting to document may already be lurking among them.
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Noel Murray Los Angeles Times Ultimately though, this is just another buy-the-numbers POV fright-fest - like the B-movie version of walking through a professional Halloween haunted house. Feb 21, 2019 Full Review Nick Rocco Scalia Film Threat At least audiences will find their patience tolerably rewarded with what 1st Summoning ultimately has to offer. Stick with this one long enough, and you'll likely get what you came for. Rated: 5.5/10 Feb 25, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cristian s Demasiado drama romƔntico, poco terror. La pelƭcula se toma mas de una hora en prepararnos para el arco final y cuando llega es, como mƭnimo, decepcionante. Y para rematar el gran giro de la escena final es predecible desde la media hora mas o menos. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review Audience Member This film lacks originality as it blatantly copied from The Blair Witch Project, but the film overall didn't win me nor entertain me, thought the only great thing about this film is that it doesn't rely on jumpscares to scare you but overall doesn't work. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie was horrid... Some of the acting was crap and basic, the story line lacked a lot, and most of the sound that you could ACTUALLY hear was just the sound of their hands moving the camera around. It's uncomfortable, not scary, not subtle. It could have been a good movie but it lacked so much... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Much too much like the Blair Witch. Any attempt at originality is completely lost by the end in which exactly what you would expect to happen in a found footage horror finally happens. The film lost me in the sheer dislikability of the film's male lead and his girlfriend's stubborn insistence to stand by his side even as he purposely and transparently acts against everyone's interests. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The sound of something hitting up against the cameras microphone was too annoying to focus through Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Adrian P It does not add anything to your film to include the fake rickety tapping noises of a handheld camera. It's clearly added purposely to add to the "found footage" effect but all it ends up doing is being so nails-on-chalkboard annoying that it destroys the atmosphere. It sounds like lips smacking and tapping in your ear for over an hour. Go home sound designer. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/10/19 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Four student filmmakers set out to explore an abandoned building famous for its connection with the occult, but as their journey becomes littered with strange behavior and unexplained phenomena, it becomes clear the horror they are attempting to document may already be lurking among them.
Director
Raymond Wood
Producer
Randall Blizzard, Raymond Wood
Screenwriter
Chris Piner
Production Co
Darkwood Pictures
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 22, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m
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