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Scream of the Banshee

R 2011 1h 30m Horror List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews 14% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Professor Isla Whelan (Lauren Holly) and two of her students find a severed head that starts screaming. They learn it is a banshee's head, and if they cannot find a way to destroy it, they will all die.
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Scott Weinberg FEARnet OK, the shrieking banshee head is pretty freaky. Rated: 2/5 Sep 5, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Larry J Cool premise, but I don't think they had the budget to really flesh this out to what it could have been. Lauren Holly did a great job, as did the two actors who were her research assistants. I could not understand most of what Lance Henriksen said in his videos as a former college professor. There were some scares. If you have some popcorn, give it a try. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This could have been a good movie ... but it isn't?. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review don s Low budget horror, just what you'd expect since Syfy was involved. The story involves a current professor of archeology unwittingly (with the help of a former, seemingly insane professor) unleashing a Banshee that was imprisoned in a metal box back in medieval Ireland. Lauren Holly looks great and is okay in her role; Lance Henriksen is old and fat - like me! Clunky effects and inane acting characters drag this into the realm of unworthy of your time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Scream of the Banshee was pretty scary lol for a B movie. The Banshee reminded me of my ex when she got angry. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member SyFy & After Dark Films presents this decent horror based on the Banshee of Irish folklore. The film boasts a decent script & cast performances, mixed with some nice practical special effects and minimum CGI ones. A professor opens a mysterious box, by doing so they release a Banshee, which will kill anyone who hears its screams. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member mainly watched for lance henrikson~ have always liked him. he is a legend as far as horror movies goes but he is grossly underused here. oh well the story itself is creepy and good to keep you interested. also gory but not overdone except for one bloodbath scene. glad i checked it out :) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Professor Isla Whelan (Lauren Holly) and two of her students find a severed head that starts screaming. They learn it is a banshee's head, and if they cannot find a way to destroy it, they will all die.
Director
Steven C. Miller
Producer
Anthony C. Ferrante, Lauren Ito, Lucy Mukerjee-Brown
Screenwriter
Anthony C. Ferrante
Production Co
After Dark Films
Rating
R (Brief Sexual Content|Bloody Horror Violence), TV-14
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2011
Runtime
1h 30m
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