Happy Helladays



Director - Josh Suire
Starring - Josh Suire (Stoinky Beach, Evil Night), Roxanne Roxanna, Anne Marie Nouvo (Death O'Lantern)
Release Date - 2011
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Format - DVD (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

 

     

     Several years ago I crossed paths with the Warlock Home Video page.  I ordered a few movies then but didn't have time to watch them until sometime later.  Some were not my cup of tea but several others were extremely fun.  Since then I have been on the hunt collecting anything Chris Seaver has worked on.  He has went through several production company changes starting in Low Budget Pictures before forming Warlock Home Video and then settling on Midnight Kids Productions.  Several months back Seaver announced that he had several of his films up for sale.  I needed a few to finish out my Warlock Home Video collection so I went ahead and grabbed what I could.  One of those films is the 2011 holiday slasher Happy Helladays.  With Christmas just around the corner I decided this was the perfect time to finally check it out.

     The film begins in 1974 when an infant is tossed against the door of a sorority house.  We jump forward 13 years and the den mother has taken the young boy in and raised him as her own.  The sorority sisters often pick on him which makes his life a living hell.  However, one Christmas this changes when he is pushed too far and snaps when he doesn't get the present he had hoped for.  Now they all will die for the way they treated him.

     People often forget that movies are meant to entertain.  I love a movie that is fun.  It can be childish and immature but it needs to deliver on the fun.  Too many films are directed by someone who is sniffing their own farts instead of trying to give their viewer's something entertaining.  Warlock Home Video always makes a fun movie.  Sure, they are bad and have zero budget but they still satisfy.  This addition to the Warlock Home Video library directed by Josh Suire is no different.  The acting in this one is funny.  The characters are extremely clichéd which was the intent.  The has fun with the roles and it shows on screen.  Their comedic takes on their roles only fits the tone of the film and they do a great job bringing the laughs.  The story for this one is a an entertaining tribute to holiday slashers of the 70s and 80s especially the classic Black Christmas.  It is predictable but god damn is it funny.  Finally, this one has several death scenes but they are a product of not having a budget.  The blood and gore is nonexistent which is a little disappointing.  Overall, Happy Helladays is far from perfect but it does deliver some solid laughs.  If you want some no budget fun I can't recommend this film enough.  Check it out.