Normally, I would skip right past a movie with the poster and description - "A group of college friends receives the surprise of their lives when they discover there is an actual killer on the scene of a local haunted trail." - but then I noticed that Haunted Trail was directed by Robin Givens.
Yes, the Robin Givens who pretty much knocked out Mike Tyson.
The first thing you may notice is that the killer looks like the black version of Michael Myers, which is another reason that I watched this. And the direction by Givens is actually fine. But the script by Raven Magwood - who is in the film as Portia - and Paul Lindsay doesn't give her much to work with. It's the much-told story of a haunted house - it was filmed at Madworld Haunted Attractions in Piedmont, South Carolina - having a real killer inside it and there aren't many twists or turns, other than the cast being almost all black and having one token white friend, which is a nice inversion from the traditional slasher.
There was one part that made me laugh and that's when one character went back for her earring. I've seen dumber things in slashers but I don't know when. Desi Banks and Marquise C. Brown seem to be the biggest names in the cast but were new to me; they're fine in their roles. The most entertaining thing about this movie? The IMDB reviews that are either 10 out of 10, proclaiming that this is a classic, or 1 out of 10 and taking incredible shots at this movie.
Yes, the Robin Givens who pretty much knocked out Mike Tyson.
The first thing you may notice is that the killer looks like the black version of Michael Myers, which is another reason that I watched this. And the direction by Givens is actually fine. But the script by Raven Magwood - who is in the film as Portia - and Paul Lindsay doesn't give her much to work with. It's the much-told story of a haunted house - it was filmed at Madworld Haunted Attractions in Piedmont, South Carolina - having a real killer inside it and there aren't many twists or turns, other than the cast being almost all black and having one token white friend, which is a nice inversion from the traditional slasher.
There was one part that made me laugh and that's when one character went back for her earring. I've seen dumber things in slashers but I don't know when. Desi Banks and Marquise C. Brown seem to be the biggest names in the cast but were new to me; they're fine in their roles. The most entertaining thing about this movie? The IMDB reviews that are either 10 out of 10, proclaiming that this is a classic, or 1 out of 10 and taking incredible shots at this movie.