Satan's Slaves: Communion
Directed by Joko Anwar
Four years ago, Rini’s dead mother returned and took away her youngest brother. Now, she lives with her surviving siblings and their father in a crowded cheap apartment, thinking it safer. But when a heavy storm hits, an unseen menace creeps in and Rini suddenly finds herself in a life and death struggle to save her family and get out of the building alive. Modern master of horror Joko Anwar returns with the terrifying sequel to Shudder hit, SATAN’S SLAVES. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL
In a new home, a new terror awaits. The terrifying sequel to Shudder hit, SATAN'S SLAVES.
Cast: Tara Basro, Endy Arfian, Nasar Anuz, Bront Palare
Member Reviews
I do prefer the first film, of which I am becoming increasingly fond. I like the setting of the creepy house and the surprising twist of the original. The second is good and it’s scary I just don’t like the apartment setting as much. The acting was awesome! I love the lead actress. I’m going to watch the original again!
A little Gem 😃
Communion made me realize that I really like the setting of apartments in horror. Something about the tightly packed tenements gets me. Maybe it’s the false sense of security of community or maybe it’s the nostalgia of the Overlook tapping me on the shoulder from my childhood. Whatever it is, I loved it here and though Communion was realized before, I was giddy with the Evil Dead Rise vibes throughout. Less Basro in this than I would’ve liked but there’s another beauty to keep an eye on with Ratu Felisha. At times it’s slow. The kills felt a little between Raimi and J-horror, which is a good thing. Tari seeing her dead body in her apartment evoked the particular jerky contortions that Asian horror is famous for. The broken elevator was just as much of a harbinger as the wood chipper in Evil Dead Rise and with similar payoff. At the end of the day I personally felt it didn’t end great. The idea seemed fine, and perhaps I’m just too hard on horror when it wants to get expository and go deep on the “why” there’s hell on earth. Honestly I don’t think I need a why. Just give me hell on earth. Would rewatch, would recommend. It’s better than a lot of sequels.
This was a pleasant surprise--usually, I avoid sequels because of the diminishing returns. This is one of those rare cases in which I prefer the sequel. Very atmospheric, the performances were on point and the twist was believable. I find that Malaysian films and South Korean films slightly too long. . . and this is also the case here. I wish a good editor would cut 10-15 minutes of unnecessary secondary stories to keep the pace continuous--imo, they don’t add anything to the story it would keep the momentum going. But I'm a typical ADHD American with the attention span of a toddler, so it might just be a me problem lol
An interesting mood and atmosphere film with some great cinematography and the cast was great.