Nato – Under The Bed
I’ve featured director Steven C. Miller’s work so many times over the months Remy and I have been writing together, he probably thinks I’m some crazy stalker trying to grab his attention. Steven, if you’re reading this, I swear I’m normal. Just stop making movies I like so damn much and I’ll stop mentioning you!
But if we’re talking about under-the-radar horror movies in the first half of 2013, my first pick goes to Miller’s take on the boogeyman – Under The Bed. Starting out like a fun little family horror story in the vein of Joe Dante, we’re strung along while our main characters explain the weird occurrences happening every night (smoke filling the room, monster hands grabbing things, loud roars being heard), but once we finally hit Miller’s finale, the tone abruptly shifts for the better. Basically, all that family drama and creepiness Under The Bed sets up quickly turns into a balls to the wall creature feature, plunging us instantaneously into horror chaos.
While it might take what seems to be a long time for writer Eric Stolze’s story to reach its unrivaled peak, the wait is absolutely worth it. Under The Bed will certainly give you a reason to fear the dark yet again…
