Baghead Contacts The Dead In This Twisted By Fate Horror

In Baghead, the need to settle her late father’s (Peter Mullan) estate brings Iris (Freya Allan) into the heart of Berlin. She inherits a decrepit pub as old as her growing disdain for drama. Iris has a weird and creepy meeting with the estate’s solicitor about Baghead where she learns about the family history and her new obligations. She finds out that not only did she not get a pony when she was younger but her dad kept a woman in the basement.

Beneath the pub’s splintered floorboards resides Baghead. An undefined entity, this barefooted woman is trapped by the mere ownership of The Queens Head pub. Answering only to the title holder, this creature can shapeshift, wearing the faces of the deceased once the bag has been lifted. Keep it off for too long and she will dispel the soul of the dead back into the ethos to forever remain in purgatory. This shape-shifting creature becomes the dark cornerstone of a grisly trade, those who grieve part with cash but get to spend two minutes with their lost.

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Neil (Jeremy Irvine) steps into the pub’s sordid shadow as the first client. As the first to entice the same moral decay as her father, Iris can’t resist the offer of money to let him reach out to the dead. Baghead for profit becomes her new mantra, but it doesn’t take long for the monstrous consequences of overstepping the creature’s rules to rear their violent and bloodthirsty ways.

Most people talking about this title are going to draw comparisons with the excellent Australian horror movie, Talk to Me. A quick search unearthed the details surrounding the release of a short film for Baghead in 2017 with the same concept. Both movies indeed include a device that dishes out consequences for talking to the dead longer than recommended. That’s where the similarities end though.

The Scares

The horror landscape is rife with possession movies but Baghead manages to deliver a few butterflies to the tummy if you can stay invested. Its visual effects are executed with enough realism. The transitions for the dead coming to life look good. There is little of the actual monster shown which is always a good thing on a low budget, but cinematography sticks the landing for nearly everything on screen. Especially given the location is solely presented in the basement and there are plenty of dimly lit scenes.

Admittedly, hardcore horror fans might crave more, as the film does fall back on the common crutch of abrupt loud noises and dramatic musical crescendos to unsettle. Those with a high tolerance will not find Baghead very scary at all. The film fumbles its great platform and plot devices with a lot of uninteresting dialogue and drama. Less like a horror movie to make you squirm and more a pleasant night in with a horror movie that won’t require the lights to be left on.

Baghead 2024 Where to Watch

Baghead is streaming on Shudder from April 5th, 2024. For more, check out another of the most exciting upcoming horror movies heading our way.

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Baghead is rated

2.5 Never waste your Baghead on your ex out of 5

Director: Alberto Corredor
Writers: Christina Pamies (screenplay by) | Bryce McGuire (screenplay by) | Lorcan Reilly (based on the short film written by.)

Cast includes Freya Allen, Jeremy Irvine, Ruby Barker, Peter Millan, and, Anne Müller.

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