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...each other that the album really hits its stride. “Parting of the Sensory” only hints at what’s in store as it transitions from cacophonous dirge to handclapping barnburner. More than forty minutes into the album, “Spitting Venom?? comes crawling out of the gate with a restrained Brock and a twang of Modest Mouse past before jumping headlong into more seemingly standard dance fare. Three minutes in, however, there’s no sign of letting up, just a quick breather before Brock begins cautioning...
...makers of “Venom?? also resort to the oldest scare tricks in the book, making most of the movie predictable. The ever-present blanket of fog, the constant rustling of wind in the trees, and the malfunctioning, blinking halogen lights are in no way innovative elements in horror films...
...structure that allowed “Scream” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer” to focus so successfully on the ol’ blood n’ guts scenes that both electrified and nauseated audiences. And “Venom?? does recreate the gore of yore with as much frequency, if not more...
...although the expected buckets of bodily fluids are there, “Venom?? lacks suspense and tension. The killer’s identity is known from the beginning, eliminating the whodunit element so crucial to keeping most slasher flicks watchable. And when the fiend is not killing people during the day, he’s driving around town as if his tow truck were an ice-cream truck...
Although subtle, such an allusion to “Scream”’s thrilling scenes of incessantly ringing phones further emphasizes the difference between “Venom?? and Gillespie and Williamson’s past work. Let’s just hope that Gillespie and Williamson are not as cursed as their possessed mechanic and will soon make better films...