Review: We Summon the Darkness

We Summon the Darkness is a role-reversal horror/comedy that turns men into victims, and women into the victimizers, and does so with a wink and nudge... and a lot of blood, beer and heavy metal music.

Some males might have a problem with this, but I didn't. If you're going to be victimized by a gang of "satanic" women you could do far worse than the lovely trio of Alexandra Daddario, Maddie Hasson and Amy Forsyth decked out in leather, jeans and other 80s metal aesthetics. Let me just meditate on that image for a second...

Some audience members might be angry with me for spoiling this plot twist, but chillax dudes and dudettes, this reveal comes early on and, if you didn't see it coming, you need a new hobby. Just sayin'.

What we get is a fun -- often deliriously so -- low-budget romp that delivers the sexy, the bloody and yes, the metal and beer. Our trio of murderers lure a group of metalheads to a remote mansion after a concert. The goal? Murder them of course.

This takes place during the metal-is-the-devil's-tool era of the 80s, and has fun with the concept. It goes without saying our killers aren't adept at killing, and our victims aren't ready to die. For horror fans, that's where the fun comes in. And I had a good time with it.

We never get to see Daddario cut loose as the bad girl, and she does so with wild -- and sexy -- abandon. Hasson keeps pace with her brilliantly, and Forsyth is enjoyable as the least keen of the bunch. As for the guys, they do good work. And yes, Johnny Knoxville is in it.

I like Daddario. I liked We Summon the Darkness. And I'm gonna recommend it to fans when it hits theatres, DVD and Digital April 10.

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