The Hallow
Directed by Corin Hardy
When a London-based conservationist is sent to Ireland with his wife and infant child to survey an area of forest believed to be hallowed ground by superstitious locals, his actions unwittingly disturb a horde of demonic creatures who prey upon the lost. Alone and deep within the darkness of the remote wilderness, he must now fight back to protect his family against the ancient forces' relentless attacks.
When a London-based conservationist is sent to Ireland to survey an area of forest believed to be hallowed ground, his actions disturb a horde of demonic creatures who prey upon the lost.
Cast: Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton, Michael Smiley
Member Reviews
Once it starts, it doesn't let up. Excellent movie!
Good flick. Had a few jump scares that did hit, and I had to step away a few times when the dog and baby were in danger, but a few missed, like the very last one. It made sense to me that the book wasn’t used as much, since they probably couldn’t read it, but that’s just me.
I really really liked this movie! Folklore, suspense, weirdness, not everything spelled out or explained. One of my new favorites!
To the haters. (1) The “conservationist” is hired to mark where the worthwhile logging locations are. That’s not a conservationist. He’s a naturalist, an arborist, a biologist - not conservationist. And even if he were, the difference between conservation and preservation is that conservation balances economic and social interests /against/ preservation. The forest monsters don’t like him because he’s there. They don’t give a crap whether he’s a conservationist, preservationist, or part-time clown at the mall. Colm’s daughter wasn’t anything, and they still f’ed with her just because she was in the woods. (2) Yes, the movie could have explored the book a bit, but there characters did. That’s how Adam knew what he knew by the end. It also looked like an old language. These folks aren’t even Irish so I doubt they knew the old tongue of the Faye. (3) If you watch through the credits, you see very clearly how the forest ultimately does fight back against the loggers. It’s good. (4) If this is not a satisfying end, idk what on earth qualifies. The director teases the moment so exquisitely, I loved how much I hated it and then BOOM - satisfaction moment. Again, it only gets better with what’s shown through the credits. (5) Yeah, Adam pissed me off in the beginning. But it’s worth the characters arc. (End) Sit back with a hot tea and some snacks. It is absolutely worth the watch.
NEW FAVE. Proper boogey-folk, folklore, not much of a body count, but the skin-crawling fear count is HIGH. And I won't spoil it, but the ending is hella good. Even through the credits, it just gets better.