Voice of Shadows (2023) Review

Voice of Shadows (2023) Review

When Emma’s (Corrine Mica – ALWAYS, LOLA) Aunt Milda (Jane Hammill – A SERIOUS MAN) dies, she inherits her estate. But to keep the house and the sizeable fortune, she must follow some bizarre conditions: always answer the phone when it rings, no matter who’s calling and Catholic boyfriend, Gabriel (Guillermo Blanco – THE QUEEN OF FLOW), must never enter the house. Their lawyer, Ernesto (Martin Harris – STRANGER THINGS), is willing to bend that rule as long as they follow the rest.

The couple move into the house, along with Gabriel’s sister, Celeste (María José Vargas Agudelo – BLOOD TIES), but start to notice strange supernatural goings-on… As the phone rings more and more, Emma and Celeste start to act strangely and Gabriel soon finds himself spiralling into a nightmare that tests both his faith and his sanity…

Written and directed by Nicholas Bain, this being his directorial debut, VOICE OF SHADOWS is a slick looking production, courtesy of Neil Murphy’s cinematography, which takes a while to warm up. Until then it’s buoyed up by a deliciously persistent sinister undercurrent that elevates this above from your usual run-of-the-mill supernatural low-budget flicks.

The mood is further enhanced by a terrifically ominous score by score by Utkucan Eken and Elif Karlidag which compensates for the occasional muddled happenings onscreen. Character motivations are often unclear and make next to no sense at all however an able cast keep you invested in their performances with Guillermo Blanco as Gabriel excelling as the film’s lead.

On digital 2 December from Miracle Media