Cold Moon

2016

1h 32m

Crime

Drama

Horror

List

73%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

33%

100+ Ratings

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In a sleepy Southern town, the Larkin family suffer a terrible tragedy and they're about to endure another. Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror. And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human, shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance.

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Some of these small Independent films aren't too bad. This isn't one of them. One mistake often made is casting a young actor as an old person and then putting a fake gray wig on them. Then they have them act overly dramatic to the point where not only are they not believable they are irritating. A preteen might enjoy this movie and think it's scary, but it's poorly written and acted. We thought it was a terrible waste of time. Some of the actors weren't too bad, but the script and some of the scenes were so unbelievable you had to laugh. One example was the fisherman who pulled the bike out of the muddy water. No fisherman with any brains is going to throw his lure into that sloppy mud hole that was probably a foot deep. It was ridiculous and not well thought out as were many of the scenes. I like to see independent filmmakers be successful, but this film was so poorly done and just irritating to watch.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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David C

Poor… Not a lot more to be said

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Liam D

Much more than a crime mystery supernatural drama than a horror movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/16/22

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tim s

"Cold Moon" is a ghost story set in the 1980's. Written by Michael McDowell It is very much filmed and executed in the style of another of his famous works "Beetlejuice." In fact if you don't go into this movie with that thought then it may not be for you. "Cold Moon" lacks the humour Beetlejuice had and relies more on the tension build throughout the film. There are some lighter moments, a cameo by Tommy Wiseau and a brief shot of Beetlejuice in a graveyard but these are not strictly for laughs. The whole film is played pretty straight and as a genuine ghost story. However some of the music is reminiscent of Beetlejuice as are the sets. The film centres around a bank executive from a small Southern Town, who after getting a young girl pregnant, dispatches her and hides the body. This becomes his mental undoing as the ghost of the girl starts to haunt his every moment. Determined to press on with his objectives he ends up killing two more people both to hide the first murder and also to take possession of their land. After framing someone else for the murders he also becomes haunted by these victims as well. This all leads to a crescendo of madness ( did he really see them or was it in his mind ) until the final reveal. In all "Cold Moon" has some enjoyable moments but don't go into this film thinking it is a pure ghost story. " Cold Moon" is very much played out like a darker version of Beetlejuice.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Very fun and unique story. Good acting, shots and correct to the 80s period. Highly recommend if you want a ghost story. It reminds me of a good 80s scary movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/19

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Audience Member

Dont know whats worse. Candy Clarks wig, her horrible overacting, the ignorant acting of the cast ? Or the 90 minutes of my life that I just wasted watching this stupid, horrible b movie. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Griff Furst

Director

Josh Stewart

Nathan Redfield

Candy Clark

Evelyn Larkin

Frank Whaley

Sheriff Ted Hale

Robbie Kay

Ben Redfield

Christopher Lloyd

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Kimber Myers

Los Angeles Times

There's little fun to be had for the audience other than in some nicely executed special effects.

Oct 5, 2017

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

An eccentric mix of veteran actors, Southern Gothicism and neo-noir lends "Cold Moon" a certain charm as a ghostly revenge thriller.

Oct 4, 2017

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

Furst's (maybe) supernatural tale unfolds in a manner that, without exactly breaking any new ground, makes the most of its backwards-looking classicism with a story that is similarly entombed in the past while looking forward to our present day.

Aug 15, 2017

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...it’s a little disconcerting to see a film that aims to tell a story from within the mind-set of an active serial killer, but Cold Moon does it and at a fairly breakneck, pulpy pace…

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2022

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

I have an affection for swampy horror movies, and Cold Moon is certainly that, with its Southern drawl characters and use of vintage locations. It has a handful of genuinely creepy, bordering on scary, moments, and I like the use of the lead actors.

May 14, 2020

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Dan Scully

Cinema76

Cold Moon has its moments, but the complete lack of style, tone, and technique leaves it feeling more turgid than a movie about vengeance ghosts should ever be.

Mar 24, 2020

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Synopsis

In a sleepy Southern town, the Larkin family suffer a terrible tragedy and they're about to endure another. Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror. And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human, shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance.

Director: Griff Furst
Producer: Tonya Bellamy, Ross Hebert, Arthur Scanlan, Smokey Scanlan
Screenwriter: Griff Furst
Production Co: Curmudgeon Films, Highland Film Group
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 32m

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