| Evil Calls | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Driscoll |
| Produced by | Richard Driscoll |
| Written by | Richard Driscoll |
| Starring | Rik Mayall Eileen Daly Jason Donovan |
| Music by | David Richmond |
| Cinematography | Dennis Mahoney David Raedeker |
| Studio | House of Fear Metropolis International Pictures Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Internet Gore |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Evil Calls: The Raven is a 2008 British horror film directed by Richard Driscoll (Kannibal) and starring Rik Mayall, Jason Donovan, Eileen Daly, Norman Wisdom, Robin Askwith.
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A group of students go to a haunted forest called Harrow Woods in New England for a weekend vacation to investigate the disappearance of horror novelist George Carney and his family who have been missing (presumed dead) for two years. Led by lecturer, Karl Mathers, the group embark on their investigation into the forest. They discover that in the 17th century the infamous witch, Lenore Selwyn, was burnt at the stake within Harrow Woods. As she struggled against the flames she cursed the land her ashes fell upon. The group are murdered one by one. The George Carney story appears in flashback as the students, particularly Anna, a psychic, investigate Harrow Woods and the abandoned log cabin where the Carney family was suspected to have been murdered two years previously.
Originally titled Alone in the Dark, the title was changed to Evil Calls just before release to avoid confusion with the Alone in the Dark computer game and its movie adaptation. This is why in some interviews Richard Driscoll mentions it by this name. Evil Calls is the first in a pair or trilogy of Raven movies, inspired by the poem by Edgar Allan Poe.[1]
The film pays homage to, amongst others, The Shining, Reservoir Dogs and The Blair Witch Project (teenagers go into the woods to film a project but end up being killed off sequentially).[2]