The Good Things Devils Do

Director - Jess Norvisgaard (The Resurrection of Kryst)

Starring - Bill Oberst Jr. (3 From Hell, Circus of the Dead), Linnea Quigley (Night of the Demons, Return of the Living Dead), and David Rucker III (Fatal Attraction, Your Worst Nightmare)

Release Date - 2020

Genre - Horror

Tagline - "Breaking in was easy... breaking out is going to be hell"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

     During my October horror binge last year I ordered a couple Halloween centered horror flicks to watch and review.  One of those films was The Good Things Devils Do that has a stellar cast featuring Kane Hodder, Linnea Quigley, and Bill Oberst Jr.  Sadly, I wasn't able to squeeze it into my month long horror binge and decided to put it off until this year.  Sadly, when my October binge started this year I had completely forgot about it until I was looking for a few of my annual staples like The Barn and WNUF Halloween Special.  When I saw it I decided that I had to make time for it.

     The film follows an amateur curator, Melvin (Rucker), who wants to open up his own museum of the macabre.  On Halloween night he plans to unveil his newest attraction known as the Masquerade.  However, the Masquerade is actually a hibernation vampire and when the stake is removed from her heart all hell breaks loose putting Melvin, his wife and step-daughter, along with some petty criminals, together to fight for their lives.

     I was expecting a shit show when I tossed in The Good Things Devils Do just because I was so disappointed in Black Pumpkin.  I'm a huge fan of Kane Hodder and Linnea Quigley but the films they have appeared in over the last five or ten years has been very questionable.  With that being said, this film was surprisingly bloody and fun.  I'm not saying it's a new film to add to my annual rotation but I did enjoy it for what it is.  The acting in this one is fantastic.  Quigley, Hodder, and Oberst Jr. deliver the performances you would expect from them.  However, they all were out performed by David Rucker III.  His character made the film as fun as it was and his scenes were the highlight of the movie.  The story for this one has a little dash of crime meets a traditional Halloween horror film.  It was a lot of fun and I found myself really pulled in.  It doesn't try to overcomplicate things and is straight forward for the viewer to see.  Some of the scenes were a little dialogue heavy and uneventful but if you stick with it you will find yourself enjoying this vampire centered Halloween tale.  Finally, this film was extremely fucking bloody with some seriously impressive practical effects.  The kills are gnarly and fit the vampire story very well and there is buckets of blood for the sick horror fans out there.  Overall, The Good Things Devils Do is not what I was expecting but I did enjoy it.  It does drag it's feet at times but the acting and effects more than makes up for the drawn out scenes.  I recommend it.