“The Special” Announced By Devilworks
Covering B-horror means you get handed some really weird ones sometimes. But even the weird ones tend to follow a pattern — they’re usually trying to get a social media reaction by simply existing, like The Velocipastor or that movie about the killer sofa we discussed last month. Then there’s The Special, which distributor Devilworks revealed today. This time, I may be at a loss for words. First off, there’s the promotional tagline they handed us: “Fatal Attraction Meets The Blob.” Of all the “thing meets other thing” hooks I’ve heard, this one is quite the headscratcher. HOW are these things supposed to go together? And why would we want them to? The brief plot synopsis is no help: USA Supernatural Horror ‘The Special’ from the director B. Harrison Smith known for (Death House, Camp Dread) about a young guy who is offered ‘The Special’ for a night of pleasure beyond his wildest imagination. Oh, so it’s a drug movie? Anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s was bombarded