An Evening with My Great Aunt Bedelia

Director(s) - Toby Lerone, Chris Seaver (Death O' Lantern, The Dingleberries), and Josh Suire (Deck the Halls, Happy Helladays)

Starring - Josh Suire and Toby Lerone

Release Date - 2012

Genre - Horror/Comedy

Tagline - "You'll inherit... THE WILLIES!"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

     I've been fortunate enough to review a good bit of Chris Seaver's films over the years.  I've been a fan for sometime now and I've collected most of his work over the years.  A decade or so ago I snagged several Warlock Home Video releases on DVD and immediately watched them when they arrived.  I thought I took the time to write reviews for all of them then but looking back I realized that I missed this one.  A couple weeks back I upgraded by DVDs of Die-B-Que and An Evening with My Great Aunt Bedelia to blu.  While revisiting the films I quickly realized that I never  reviewed this one.  

     The film follows a young lady who visits her ancestral home after she received word she inherited something.  Things start out innocently enough until she learns the true intentions of her Great Aunt Bedelia.

     This is a typical Warlock Home Video release.  It doesn't have the most memorable story or characters but it has the sexually charged dialogue and puns that we have grown to expect from Seaver.  While it's not my favorite of his films, it's still a fun one.  The acting in this one is exactly like the other Warlock Home Video releases.  The cast really gets into character and it looks like filming was a party among friends.  They are having a lot of fun in their roles and it shows in each scene.  The story for this one reminds me a lot of the late 70s and early 80s haunted house horror flicks that took on the taboo topics of the time like demon possession and Satanic cults.  While this one doesn't dive that deep into them like the original films did, it still embodies that style and tone.  These films are a lot of fun and I love finding ones I had never seen before.  With that being said, this film is not that long but some of the running time could still be trimmed to improve the pacing.  Like a lot of the films from Seaver, the editing is not the best and it's evident in this one.   Finally, the film is a no budget flick and the effects are  very minimal.   In fact, they are pretty much nonexistent.  The film's focus is on the characters and story itself which works for the most part.  Overall, An Evening with My Great Aunt Bedelia is a fun late night horror comedy from one of my favorite filmmakers.  This film, much like his filmography, is not for everyone but it's a lot of fun.  I highly recommend it.