The GCE writes: "I must admit I didn’t really know too much about Let Us Prey going in aside from what I read in the ads and a very small trailer. What I did know intrigued me so I took a chance and hoped for the best. What I received as a reward for my investment of time was a wonderfully gory and bloody film, filled with humorous lines and a wonderful soundtrack.
The plot isn’t all that original as it looks and feels a lot like Assault on Precinct 13 only on some kind of demonic steroids, and in the end the movie does nothing new for the horror genre. What it does do is not take itself seriously and has a great time with some seedy and disgusting characters."
Halloween has its roots in Ireland, but the country itself has seldom been known as a hotbed of horror filmmaking. So when a movie like Let Us Prey, which so colorfully wears its genre inspirations on its sleeve, comes along, you can't help but take notice. The Irish-Scottish co-production and debut feature from Ireland's own Brian O'Malley brings terror — in the intimidating form of Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham — to a sleepy Scottish community with its simple yet effective story: a supernatural tale of reckoning, in which a few unlucky souls see their misdeeds finally catch up with them.
