Dead Birds (DVD)

Movie: Set around the time of the American Civil War a gang of Confederate thugs (we never do find out if they are soldiers or deserters) rob a bank, killing everyone in the process. They leave town with the intention of heading down to Mexico in order to split the loot and then go their separate ways, although that plan changes slightly when they decide to spend the night in an old plantation house which is on the other side of a large cornfield (that you just know if going to crop up again in the film (pardon the pun)). As the gang make their way through the cornfield they are spooked by a hairless creature that attacks them, they seem to think that the ...  Read the complete review

It is the 1800s. After viciously robbing a bank, a small group of Confederate soldiers needs to take refuge to allow the dust to settle and to plan next moves. Whilst making their escape from town, one of them has accidentally shot a small boy and as such, they all realise that the authorities will not be far behind. They make their way to a local sugar plantation, where a disused house enables them to stash their gold and rest for the night, safe from the pounding rain and howling winds outside. But the old house has secrets. Strange noises and nightmarish visions greet their every turn. What is the secret of the old house and who - or what - lurks in the ...  Read the complete review