The Invoking

The Invoking, also known as Sader Ridge, is a 2013 American psychological thriller film directed by Jeremy Berg. It stars Trin Miller, Brandon Anthony, Andi Norris, Josh Truax, and D'Angelo Midili. After premiering at the Sun Valley Film Festival in March 2013, Image Entertainment released it on DVD in the US in February 2014.

The Invoking
Film poster
Directed byJeremy Berg
Produced by
  • Matt Medische
  • John Portanova
  • Jeremy Berg
Screenplay by
  • Jeremy Berg
  • John Portanova
Story by
  • Matt Medische
  • Jeremy Berg
Starring
  • Trin Miller
  • Brandon Anthony
  • Andi Norris
  • Josh Truax
  • D'Angelo Midili
Edited byAutumn Lisa Mason
Production
company
  • Ruthless Pictures
  • October People
Distributed byImage Entertainment
Release date
  • March 16, 2013 (2013-03-16) (SVFF)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

After she inherits a house in California from her estranged family, Samantha and several of her friends leave to visit it. There, they experiences horrific visions and begin to go insane.

Cast
  • Trin Miller as Samantha
    • Carson Holden as Young Sam
  • Brandon Anthony as Mark
  • D'Angelo Midili as Eric
  • Andi Norris as Caitlin
  • Josh Truax as Roman
  • Rafael Siegel as Officer Bindara

Release

The Invoking premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in March 2013.[1] Image Entertainment released it on DVD in the US on February 18, 2014,[2] and in the UK on May 12, 2014.[3]

Reception

Paul Mount of Starburst rated it 5/10 stars and criticized the renaming of the film to what he said indicated a traditional horror film. Instead, he called it "an interesting idea and a decent character study" that works off of horror cliches, though it is flawed.[4] Chris Alexander of Fangoria rated it 4/5 stars and called it a "slow, scary, ambiguous descent into the darkest part of the human psyche".[5] Mark L. Miller of Ain't It Cool News wrote the film is slow-paced – perhaps too slow for some viewers – but pays off at the end.[6] Patrick Cooper of Bloody Disgusting rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that the film is suspenseful and lacks cliches, but the acting outside of Midili and Miller is too raw.[7] Ben Bussey of Brutal as Hell called it a "painfully dry and full" film in which nothing interesting happens during the entire runtime.[8]

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References
  1. Jones, Tamika (2013-03-03). "Indie Spotlight". Daily Dead. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. Gingold, Michael (2013-12-05). "Writer/producer talks "THE INVOKING" release; full DVDetails". Fangoria. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  3. Moore, Debi (2014-03-03). "All Is Not Well in This UK DVD Release Trailer for The Invoking". Dread Central. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  4. Mount, Paul. "DVD Review: THE INVOKING". Starburst. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  5. Alexander, Chris (2013-08-30). ""THE INVOKING" (aka "SADER RIDGE"; Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  6. Miller, Mark L. (2014-02-21). "AICN HORROR looks at CHIMERES! CATCH OF THE DAY! BATTLE OF THE DAMNED! HOLY GHOST PEOPLE! RAPE OF THE VAMPIRE! THE INVOKING! VISITING HOURS! ANGRY NAZI ZOMBIES! DARKMAN! & CHASTITY BITES!". Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  7. Cooper, Patrick (2014-02-21). "[BD Review] Rural Thriller 'The Invoking' Offers Up Tight Suspense and NO Cliches!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  8. Bussey, Ben (2014-03-26). "DVD Review: The Invoking (2013)". Brutal as Hell. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
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