Blu-ray Review – The Hills Run Red

Dark Castle Entertainment was initially a welcome idea to bring mid-range horror to theaters, using industry flexing from Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, and Gilbert Adler to make it happen. However, the experiment to generate genre entertainment was quickly contaminated by content, with the company unable to secure quality projects as they fumbled with box office disappointments. Trying to limit financial exposure with a direct-to-DVD offering, "The Hills Run Red" aimed to give Dark Castle something macabre to offer horror fans without the burden of mounting a theatrical campaign. The end result is a semi-nasty offering from screenwriter David J. Schow and director Dave Parker, who try to celebrate the world of horror with "The Hills Run Red," delivering a self-aware chiller with a killer hook but extreme limitation in execution. It's a neat idea suffocated by mediocrity, finding a place for itself on the list of inexplicable Dark Castle whiffs. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com