This is the second time in my entire life I couldn't bear to finish watching a Horror film due to it being so exquisitely bad. And I only call it "Horror" because for some incomprehensible reason The Black Room is tagged as such. I honestly don't know what to say. Imagine a Hentai Tentacle porn flick, filmed in the late 70's, stuffed with cheap eroticism, terrible low budget props and fake acting to the point of nausea. The story might have been worth something but just like most porn - the plot has no weight whatsoever. If you're looking for some retro erotica with monsters and demons - there are plenty of websites which would happily serve you. But if you're looking for a Horror film - you might as well watch Disney than waste your time on this absolute crap. The only reason I'm rating this 1 is because negative rating isn't an option.

If dry, dull, sanitized PG-13 horror is your thing then you won't like The Black Room. But if you're a fan of sexy 80s horror with violence, gore, and nudity then you'll enjoy this movie a great deal.A couple movies into their new house which they got for a good price--not knowing the details of the history of the place. In the 60s the former owners performed a drug-induced demonic ritual gone wrong. But the evil was kept behind the walls of the black room in the basement for years. Till recently when it attacked the owner's granddaughter. And with the new meat in the house, the demons are getting antsy. It's not long before the husband's body is taken over by the demon so he can provide flesh for its evil plans in the basement.The whole incubus/succubus storyline has been all but forgotten now that Hollywood movies pretend to be all "decent." Unfortunately. even low-budget and independent movie-makers have set it aside for some reason. Till now. Finally, with The Black Room we get a serious horror B-movie, not a C or Z movie, with some recognizable cast members, strong acting for the most part (Augie Duke impresses in her transformation from evil b$%& to evil hottie), OK effects and a good supernaturally-themed story that maintains some non-sensical elements about it. No biggie. The Black Room is an unusual, strong, and entertaining horror movie. Can't wait for the sequel with the hot succubus.

"The Black Room" starts out at a very good pace and puts the audience into the action from the very beginning. Personally I do like that, especially since sitting for close to an hour whilst the movie is Building up atmosphere and setting the scene can be somewhat tedious. So being through right into the action is always a refreshing change of pace for a horror movie.The intro sequence, I must take a moment to address that, because it was so out of place with the rest of the movie. Especially because it felt more like a 1970s psychedelic hallucinatory dream high on drugs, and topped off with some odd disco-inspired upbeat music. But about 45 minutes or so into the movie, then that intro actually makes sense.The effects in "The Black Room" were rather impressive, and visually they were quite convincing. So the special effects and CGI effects team really did a good job in bringing the effects to life on the screen. But the scene where Paul was getting electrocuted in the basement was not the most convincing of scenes due to the questionable effects.Personally I don't really get the whole thing with hands reaching out from the back for the characters in the movie repeatedly. It was okay the first and second time, but kind of got a bit too repetitive after that.There is a focus on sexual tones in "The Black Room", which was done adequately enough without crossing the threshold and slipping into being sleazy. But taking into consideration that the movie does deal with a demonic incubus entity, the sexual undertones of the movie do make good enough sense."The Black Room" actually has some pretty good names to the cast ensemble. Sure, this is not Oscar winning material, but if you have watched horror movies before, then you should be more than familiar with the likes of Lin Shaye, Dominique Swain and Natasha Henstridge. Lin Shaye had a very small role to play in "The Black Room", which was a shame, because she usually brings a lot to a movie with her mere presence. Natasha Henstridge actually carried the movie quite well, and it was nice to see her back in the horror genre. It was also quite a hoot to see James Duval making an appearance in this movie, despite also only being in a minor role.Once the movie takes on a possession aspect, there is also an element of comedy added to the movie, which actually sat quite well with the other aspects of the movie. Especially since the comedy was subtle and quite well used.While this is listed as a horror movie, it is not the type of horror movie that will leave the audience trembling with dread and fear. It is an entertaining enough movie for what it was, but there are better choices if you prefer to be scared witless. "The Black Room" is, however, a rather different kind of horror movie and one that actually was entertaining enough for what it turned out to be.

The Black Room (2016)Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Lukas Hassle, Lin Shaye, Augie DukeDirector: Rolfe KanefskyOverview: Natasha Henstridge & Lukas Hassle star as a married couple that has just moved into their dream house. That turns into a nightmare as they discover that a presence is waiting for them in the basement.Review: The Black Room is a horror that explores the black arts of summoning and trapping a demon. Cutting the story short, Miss Black trapped this demon in her youth after a party went terribly wrong and it gets loose and causes havoc for Jennifer & Paul.The movie had a good concept but was executed poorly, with bad characters/development that I didn't care for. The film starts with showing us a preview of what happened before the new couple moves in, giving us a small glimpse of the evil presence and what it is capable of. This was followed by an overly long & over the top title sequence.As mentioned previously after being introduced to the new home owners it doesn't take long for things to start happening, almost instantly we are down in the basement meeting the demon's first victim. Followed later that evening with seeing a glimpse of the power and strength the demon has. Later seeing Paul getting possessed which happens very sudden, stiff and unnatural.Let's talk a bit about the visuals of the movie, the special effects were executed poorly and a lot of the time unbelievable however the set design towards inside the black room I found to be very good if not a little gory like you would imagine giving birth to be.Despite most of the movie being bad, the soundtrack was fantastic and it gave the film at least some form of atmosphere. Overall I thought the movie wasn't great, it was executed poorly, the story was below average and the effects were bad. However, it was slightly amusing and a very raunchy horror movie if you have time to kill sure watch it otherwise I wouldn't bother.2 out 5 bloody hands purely for the soundtrack and concept.