They Crawl Beneath (2022) Review
They Crawl Beneath (2022) Review
Young police officer Danny (Joseph Almani) is working on an antique car at his uncle’s remote ranch when a major earthquake hits, pinning him under the vehicle and leaving him bloodied, alone, and with no way to call for help. Just when he thinks the claustrophobic nightmare can’t get any worse, something truly horrifying emerges from the fissures in the ground, forcing Danny to engage in a brutal fight for his life—and his sanity.
Directed by Dale Fabrigar (D-Railed, Lonely Boy), THEY CRAWL BENEATH had its world premiere at the Texas Frightmare Festival and will shortly be screening at the Horror Hotel Film Fest and the Halloween Horror Picture Show.
This is a shamelessly old-fashioned B-movie set up that shares similarities with 1990’s TREMORS, albeit with smaller ghastly worm-like adversaries. For the most part THEY CRAWL BENEATH takes place in a small garage mainly focusing on Danny’s attempts to battle against the afore-mentioned worms as he takes stock of his life, his current relationship issues, and the unexpected discovery as to the identity of his father.
Having most of the action take place in one confined location can sometimes make a movie feel limited and stagey, however THEY CRAWL BENEATH never feels boxed in. Nor does it ever come across as a TREMORS take-off even with there being deadly underground worms. It’s very much its own beast and it sustains a decent mix of drama, action and gore for this to make for an entertaining evening’s viewing.
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