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Horror. During a weekend getaway to Joshua Tree, a group of teenagers find themselves falling prey to a supernatural creature that targets them to complete a vicious ancient ritual. Subtitles: English. Starring: Isaac Jay Jay Lee Ashleigh Morghan. Directed by: Elle Callahan.
- Elle Callahan
- January 1, 2019
- 90 min
- Lost in Execution.
- How Do You Do Fellow Kids?
- Suicide Shouldn’T Be Put Center Stage.
- Still, There’S Promise.
- Not Enough to Sink Your Teeth into.
Like many of the internet horror films, Head Countfeatures a great idea and set up. The problem comes in the execution. The idea of a Hisji – a snake that takes the form of the doppelgänger it wants to control is great, especially for a low budget film like this. Unfortunately, the execution just isn’t there. The Hisji being obsessed with the numbe...
What stuck out the most in Head Countwas the feeling that the group of kids Evan joins are something out of a second-tier network TV show. The casting choices, dialogue and performances feel like they’re trying too hard to relate to kids. They play “Never have I ever given head,” and talk about slipping psychedelic mushrooms into someone’s food. Th...
Part of the lore of the Hisji is that its curse causes the people its after to commit suicide in various ways. We see one person cut their wrists, another drinks bleach while one more suffocates themselves in a plastic bag. There’s no reason that suicide needs to be put front and center as part of this curse and it comes off as out of touch with me...
Keep an eye on Elle Callahan. While this isn’t a hit, that doesn’t mean she won’t come back to do something great. She knows how to build suspense and create tense moments. Structurally, she nails the slow build and then delivers in the third act on the feeling she’s created. With production credits on a variety of blockbusters and horror, she clea...
While Head Count shows potential and has some really good high level thoughts, there’s just not enough scares to bring the film to life in a meaningful way. It feels like it tries a bit too hard to relate to kids that it loses its authenticity and doesn’t earn the right to feature depictions of suicide. While I look forward to future work from Elle...
- Brent Goldman
Currently you are able to watch "Head Count" streaming on Peacock, Starz Apple TV Channel or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Pluto TV. It is also possible to rent "Head Count" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play Movies, YouTube online and to download it on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube.
- 26
- Elle Callahan
- 90 min
Jun 13, 2019 · Head Count is a new indie horror mystery out on Netflix now. I absolutely love it when a horror movie comes out with a premise that’s super simple from a filmmaker that knows how to work with creepiness. That’s definitely something you get with Head Count.
Jun 14, 2019 · Head Count: Directed by Elle Callahan. With Isaac Jay, Jay Lee, Ashleigh Morghan, Bevin Bru. A group of college students on a weekend getaway accidentally summon a supernatural entity intent on using them for its deadly ritual.
- (4.8K)
- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Elle Callahan
- 2019-06-14
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Evan (Isaac Jay) goes to visit his straight edge brother Payton (Cooper Rowe) in Northern California's Joshua Tree National Park during Spring Break but his head is quickly turned by the beautiful Zoe (Ashleigh Morghan) who he encounters whilst rambling in the desert.
