PSI Recut is a short fifteen minute long German horror film that was directed by Daniel Konze and written by Michael Konze. It was a blast from the past in terms of my blog, as I covered Daniel Konze's zombie film The Rise of Valhalla in a news post some ten years back, so it was cool to see he is still making films. From the synopsis this sounded pretty typical for a short horror, but this became something more than I expected.
Lara (Isabelle Aring) and her partner, Alex (Thomas Binder) have recently moved into their new home, and things seem great. The first night of sleeping there, they are awoken in the middle of the night by a strange noise, Alex investigates but finds nothing, so they go back to bed. The next morning Lara is shocked to see a mess of broken plates and spilt flour in the kitchen, which neither can explain for how that happened. The next night, again they are awoken by a strange noise, but this time around they may not survive the night...
I expected a typical haunted house short film, a mix between night and day with the tension and terror slowly ramping up. Instead, it was cool to see how quickly events escalated. For a film that reportedly had a budget of 550 Euros this had some great looking effects. From exploding lightbulbs, to things opening and shutting on their own, and my personal favourite effect of a key spinning so quickly in a lock that smoke begins to appear, this looked great. Later on there is the unexpected inclusion of quite a lot of blood, giving this indie horror almost a supernatural grindhouse feel to it, and the blood looking again, effective.
Almost saving the best for last is the idea to carry on the story when it seems like it has run its course, with a sizeable chunk of the movie taking place over the end credits.
This was more an experience than a film that told a compelling story, but with all the unexpected and effective moments here, this paranormal horror seemed to improve as it went on, especially after the first five or so minutes which felt a little slow. The grindhouse vibe later on, decent special effects, and more gore than anticipated led to a horror that was a fun ride. PSI Recut can be viewed on YouTube currently.
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