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Yeah, it's called Evil Dead.

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It seems familiar

That's because it's a mish-mash of several other films.

Thankfully, the monster is explained better than the half-baked nonsense of similar flicks, like "The Night before Halloween" (2016) and "Stickman" (2017). The shadow creature is reminiscent of the monsters from “Mothman” (2010) and "Scarecrow" (2013), both superior to this, while throwing in elements of “Alien” (1979), “Messiah of Evil (1973) and “From Within” (2008).

Although “Shadows of the Dead” is better than the later-released “Neverknock" (2017), it suffers from a similar feeling of "Meh.” Something needed added to perk the movie out of its prosaic goings-on. Some of it works, though, and I appreciated the positives despite my tedium. The climax is totally predictable though: as soon as the protagonist walks on to the football field it's obvious what's gonna happen.

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