Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story

Theatrical release poster
Directed by James Moran
Produced by Jimmy Miller
M. Riley
Screenplay by Ian Shorr
Based on Marble Hornets
by Joseph DeLage
Troy Wagner
Starring Alexandra Breckenridge
Chris Marquette
Jake McDorman
Doug Jones
Cinematography Ulf Soderqvist
Edited by Wendy Nomiyama
Production
company
Mosaic
Good Universe
GraceSam
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)

(Video on demand)

  • May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)
(Limited release)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story is a 2015 American horror movie directed by James Moran and starring Alexandra Breckenridge, Chris Marquette, Jake McDorman and Doug Jones. The film was released on video on demand on April 7, 2015, and opened in select theaters on May 15, 2015.[1][2]

The movie is a film adaptation of YouTube web series Marble Hornets inspired by the Slender Man online mythos.[3] The first episode was posted on YouTube on June 20, 2009, following a post of its co-creator Troy Wagner on Something Awful the previous day.[4]

Plot

Three young local news reporters, Charlie, Milo, and Sarah, live in a small town, where they work at a local TV channel. The life in their town is boring and eventless, so the trio avidly searches for new, hot material. Soon they find an interesting story to report—a mysterious disappearance of a local family whose house they visit. The group finds several home videotapes there, and, looking through the usual family videos, the guys find something strange. In addition to family members on tapes, there briefly appears a mysterious faceless figure wearing a black business suit. Gradually, the guys understand that they have occasionally summoned a demon that now starts pursuing them. Its name is Slender, and it can be seen only via videocameras.[5][6][7][8][9]

Cast

Reception

Critical reception for Always Watching was predominantly negative.[10] Dread Central gave the movie a mixed review, writing, "For fans, it will be a fun little bonus story that lets you down in the substance department. For people looking for a fun horror movie, it won’t be super memorable, but will give you a good time. If you don’t think about it too much and just experience it, it is quite fun. As a film/horror nerd, I was let down, but general audiences will like this a whole lot. It did enough interesting to earn my respect, but too much wrong for my adoration. A solid good time, but not a masterpiece."[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clow, Mitchel. "‘Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story’ movie review: Tell, don’t show". Hypable. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. ↑ HOYLE, BLAIR (8 April 2015). "“Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story” Review". Cinema Slasher. cinemaslasher.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "YouTube Horror Series Marble Hornets Will Bring Slenderman To Theaters". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Creepy Things That Seem Real But Aren’t: The Marble Hornets Project". Crushable. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Keogh, Tom (14 May 2015). "‘Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story’: a spooky sight". The Seattle Times. seattletimes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Molgaard, Matt (September 9, 2015). "Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015) Review". Best Horror Movies. best-horror-movies.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Savage, Chris (July 1, 2015). "Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Hits DVD This August". Horror Movies. horror-movies.ca. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Clow, Mitchel (8 April 2015). "‘Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story’ movie review: Tell, don’t show". Hypable. hypable.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  9. ↑ Erin, Alexandra (25 July 2015). "Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (Review)". alexandraerin.com. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "ALWAYS WATCHING: A MARBLE HORNETS STORY (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Hentschke, Ted. "Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (DVD)". Dread Central. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

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