The Reeds
DVD
DIRECTOR: Nick Cohen
STARRING: Karl Ashman, Geoff Bell, Anna Brewster, Daniel Caltagirone, Emma Catherwood, Scarlett Alice Johnson, O.T. Fagbenle
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
RELEASE DATE: March 23, 2010
For four straight years now, After Dark Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For has been unleashed. Eight original horror films to quench your thirst for blood and gore and screams galore. Last year I was able to check out and review their third collection of horrors (Read: DVD Review: After Dark Horrorfest III: 8 Films To Die For), and was rather excited to check out their new slate this year! Instead of cramming every review into one mammoth review, this year we’ll take it one flick at a time, with this little opener stuck at the top of each one.
The next title in our massive Horrorfest IV review collection comes out of the UK and is called The Reeds. The movie tells the story of a group of friends who set off on a little boat trip together. Things don’t get off to the best start when they discover the boat they had reserved is a mess and can’t be used, but their luck changes when they’re offered a special vessel called the Corsair Star. They find the boat swarming with a group of troublemaker kids, but once they get them to move away, the party begins with drinking and laughing and dancing and maybe some skinny dipping (no, not the good kind, guys).
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