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This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Suspiria Vilchez) is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.
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When a group of friends escape the city to spend the weekend in an abandoned hotel, a pervading eerie energy begins to illuminate the cracks in their little family unit. Ruthie Nodd (Gayle Rankin) inherits the hotel from her grandmother and with bad childhood memories threatening to burst to the surface, Ruthie wants to sell the hotel and never return. But her partner Cal (Hari Nef) drags her there in the hopes of returning it to its former glory. They are joined by their amiable friend Maddie (Rad Pereira) and mysterious grifter Fran (Annabelle Dexter-Jones). As the friends dance, cook, flirt, and fight, they find themselves entwined in the hotel’s seductive embrace and start doing bad things to each other.
directed by: Stewart Thorndike starring: Gayle Rankin, Hari Nef, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Rad Pereira, Jared Abrahamson, Molly Ringwald, Ariella Josephine 2023 / 86 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Additional info:
Region A Blu-ray
New audio commentary with director Stewart Thorndike and producers Lizzie Shapiro and Lexi Tannenholtz
New video interviews with director Stewart Thorndike, cinematographer Grant Greenberg and production designer Amy Williams
Archival interviews with cast members
BTS stills galleries featuring on set polaroids and film photos
New video essay by film critic Alexandra West
Booklet with new writing by film critic Alexandra Heller Nicholas
English SDH subtitles
Overall rating: 4.131579 / 5 from 38 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
This limited edition slipcover for the horror film 'Bad Things' is a unique collectible, praised for its eerie atmosphere and strong performances. However, opinions on the film itself are mixed, with some finding it enjoyable and others less impressed.
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Film Quality (27%): The feedback is varied, with some reviewers praising the film while others found it subpar or lacking.
Movie Experience (18%): Customers have mixed opinions about this movie, with some finding it cool and fun, while others thought it was pretty bad.
"Good movie with solid presentation and extras." — Randall B.
"Pretty cool movie, great packaging, love the artwork" — Marco A.
"The peerless VS restoration process was on full display with stellar sound and picture!" — Paul K.
Reviews
Badass clip cover
"Great looking slip cover, love the design."
— Filip P. (5/5)
Lingering in My Mind
"Despite the wealth of extras, I'm yet to dive in as months later, I'm still sorting my thoughts on this one; both the atmosphere and the character behaviour. It has such an unusual, original and honest approach to genre and doesn't seem to be trying nearly so hard as so much queer horror right now. As a mumblecore, lo-fi indie update on The Shining, this really works."
— Timothy E. (4/5)
Pretty decent movie.
"Awesome release"
— Adam R. (5/5)
Love the artwork, super fun
"Love the artwork, super fun indie movie! Very happy you guys picked it up! Amazing transfer guys, as always 👏 💙"
— Jennifer C. (5/5)
Liminal Space Horror
"Am picking up all the Shudder titles being released by VS, but having already watched this film on Shudder it’s one of the less memorable films they’ve released. Part of the horror is the liminal space the characters occupy in the deserted hotel where the film takes place. This adds nicely to the growing sense of claustrophobia the film induces, which works quite well, but it largely plays the usual psychological tropes and fails to stick the landing."
— Mark S. (3/5)
I'm a sucker for the
"I'm a sucker for the setting in an abandoned hotel and loved the set design. The cinematography is fantastic and most of the performances were very good. Loved seeing Molly Ringwald in a small role too. Pretty impressive release."
— Bryan K. (4/5)
So great
"This movie is gay and fun and I love it"
— Will Q. (5/5)
Bad Things is Good
"Recommended for the excellent cinematography- reminiscent of The Shining- great production design and attention to detail -loved that broken elevator button-and the excellent lead performance by Gayle Rankin. She has a way of making a simple movement suspenseful and dangerous. Wish the director focused more on her although I enjoyed most of the other characters and their drama. Loved that it was shot on location with real snow and cold:) Not a fan of the slipcover so I saved three dollars:) Enjoyed the booklet and extras."
— david t. (4/5)
Subpar Shudder Film
"This movie was pretty bad. It was a terrible rip off of The Shining. From the trailer, I thought we were getting a story kind of like The Innkeepers but it's not. It all just felt very amateurish. It has a nice slipcover though."
— Nathan L. (1/5)
Great slip, okayish flick
"Not really my thing. . its hit or miss with the shudder label. . mabye a rewatch will be better"
— Richard J. (3/5)
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