The Premonition

Director - Robert Allen Schnitzer (Kandyland)
Starring - Sharon Farrell (Freddy's Nightmares), Richard Lynch (The Lords of Salem), Jeff Corey (Conan the Destroyer)
Release Date - 1976
Genre - Horror/Sci-Fi
Tagline - "Beyond the power of an exorcist...beyond the door of science lies the world of terror for two damned souls and the spirit that's dying to get out!"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (American Horror Project Volume 1) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     After Watching Cut Her Out, an exceptional modern horror film that captures some great atmosphere and imagery, I wanted to visit some horror films from years long forgotten.  I then remembered that I had The American Horror Project Volume 1 bluray set.  This set was put together to give horror fans an alternate American horror history with three films that you never hear fans talk about.  The set includes Malatesta's Carnival of Blood, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, and The Premonition.  This set was sent to me from MVD and Arrow Video.  I want to thank a minute to thank both MVD and Arrow Video for sending this amazing set my way!

     The film follows a little girl who lives with her foster parents.  Her biological mother is trying to find her and eventually tracks her down.  However, her foster mother has a premonition about the encounter and is able to stop her before she can take her.  The biological mother does not give up and is able to eventually get her daughter after placing the foster mother in the hospital.  She goes into hiding forcing the foster parents to turn to a specialist to interrupt her dreams to find her foster child.

     I had high hopes for The American Horror Project set and the first film I saw, Malatesta's Carnival of Blood, was very enjoyable and I assumed the rest of the set would be just as good.   Sadly, the next film, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, was a huge let down.  The story was very flat and boring.  It moves painfully slow with scenes that do not fit the film at all.  The Premonition was the last film in the set and, sadly, it was not much better.  The acting in this one was a huge improvement over the last film.  The cast all work very well together very well and the scenes flow smoothly.  I enjoyed the cast in this one and I really enjoyed the weird performance from Richard Lynch.  His character was very entertaining.  The story for this one could have been one hell of a dark thriller but went about it all wrong almost as if it was edited incorrectly which is possible when studios get behind a release.  They move stuff around to make sure they can squeeze every penny they can out of it.  The film needed to be re-edited.  Finally, those of you looking for gore and blood will not find it here.  Instead, you will find a film that tries to tell an important story only to fall flat.  Overall, The Premonition is another disappointment.  It had one hell of a story that could have been one of the best dark thrillers from the 70s but misses it's mark.  Can not recommend this one.