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Blame the studios.

Cristofle

The trailer popped up back on YT, so I added it for easier viewing (and because the still shot of Mischa is pretty cool, lol).

Sam_MC

At least this current crop of horror movies looks more intriguing that some previous titles.

Cablebot3000

Hey guys, so this has found it's way online. I'm gonna watch it this week, can't wait lol. Not sure it's gonna be good but we'll see. Don't however think I'm not going to not support Mischa. I watched Hope Lost online and I"ll be watching this as well, but when these films are officially released I'll be renting them.

Sam_MC

Must have had a DVD release somewhere in the world if it leaked.

Cristofle

Huh, because I don't remember hearing about one. I had a hard time even finding the trailer not so long ago, lol.

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Shamazon don't have anything listed for The Hoarder. So I don't think it's been released yet, they did have a greek (I think it was greek) R2 copy of Mining For Ruby, before it got an English language release.

Cablebot3000

Hey guys, just got done watching it! Overall it's pretty average. The writing is okay, no real character development or anything like that. The dialogue is slightly silly sometimes, but really not that bad. The plot itself is straightfoward and somewhat your typical horror film cliches are there. However, visually it's well done and the acting is good. I am honestly pretty impressed by the lighting and atmosphere of the film. For low budget it's really good. The acting is good too. Mischa does a good job and really helps carry the film nicely imo. The other actors do pretty well too. For me, everyone did a good job with what they were given. It's a 5 overall for me. The main saving graces of the film are the actors and set. It's also fun to see Mischa running around and being in a more physical role.

Sam_MC

Better than A Resurrection?

Cablebot3000

A little bit better yes, but not really by much. You'll definitely be happy with Mischa's performance.

Cristofle

Does she get a lot of scenes with Robert Knepper? That's my main draw to this one, lol, the idea that they'd work together.

Cablebot3000

Then you'll be happy to know they have plenty of scenes together

Cristofle

Yay! Gotta catch this one.

Sam_MC

Was going to watch LA Slasher, but ended up watching this instead.

They did do a good job of creating atmosphere, but seriously lacking in any kind of storyline. There was absolutely no explanation as to the motivation of the lunacy.

I also think the film would have benefitted from bringing in the fiance sooner and having him search for Mischa's character. Or even having him abducted and having Mischa's character search for him. Cause then we'd have a more personal connection into the movie.

I liked Ella's friend, I wish they kept her longer. And I also liked the twist with the diary. But that was just all the more reason to involve Ella's backstory instead of so many random characters.

Robert Knepper was kind of useless. Anybody could have played his character, they really underused his skill.

But overall it was nice seeing Mischa carry an entire film. She was literally in every scene. And with a just a bit more care with the script, it could have been a much better film.

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Would you say that it's a top 5 Mischa film?

Neither site of Shamazon (UK/US) has a DVD release date.