MTS Pictures is proud to announce the North American release of their latest feature, Souls Chapel, an indie horror-western inspired by the real-life legend of an early 1900s reverend who practiced the occult. The film is now available from Desktop Entertainment on DVD and VOD platforms, including Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, and Fandango at Home.
Inspired by the real-life legend of an early 1900s reverend who practiced the occult, Souls Chapel follows a drifter, who, while chasing rumors of gold, takes shelter from a brutal snowstorm inside a small church known as the Souls Chapel. As the night deepens, he learns the church, its clergy, and the land itself are bound to something dark and deadly.
Directed by and starring Jack C. Young, Souls Chapel also stars genre favorite Brian Bremer (Pumpkinhead, Society) alongside Adriana Curtsinger, Jermey Boggs, Gage Carnes, Joseph McDowell, and Molly Gill.
I was invited to watch a screener of Souls Chapel.
It's an unknown point in time. The world has moved on from what it once was. Ray, a drifter, is making his way through the hills of old Kentucky in search of gold he has heard rumors about. He encounters a strange entity that promises him gold if he finds a mysterious icon and brings it back to him. After accepting the challenge, Ray finds himself in the middle of a terrible storm, from which he seeks refuge in a small church known as Souls Chapel. As things begin to unfold, Ray learns that church clergy are not who they seem, and that the chapel’s grounds are cursed with a presence of dark magic. Ray must not only survive the night but complete his task and make it out alive.
Souls Chapel gets off to a slow start and relies heavily on narration and dialogue for most of the movie. When Ray takes shelter in the chapel and meets the rest of our cast of characters, what should feel ominous is diminished by a lack of quality acting. I would love to name at least one actor who truly shined in their role, but am unable to do so.
The script was well written, and the cinematography did a great job of conveying the mood and atmosphere, making for a visually appealing film. The fact that it was more talk than action and the sometimes lackluster delivery of lines left me mostly disengaged from the movie. You may enjoy it more than I did but I am taking it as a bad sign that several other reviews I have seen are only posting the press release instead of saying what they thought about this movie.
I gave this film 5 out of 10 stars on IMDB
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