The Barn

2016

1h 28m

IMDb RATING

4.8/10

YOUR RATING

Rate

POPULARITY

Play trailer

2 Videos

14 Images

Horror

It's Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it's up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within "The Barn".

Directors

Justin M. Seaman

Writers

Justin M. Seaman(screenplay by)

Stars

Mitchell Musolino

Will Stout

Lexi Dripps

See production, box office & company info

Videos2

Trailer
Watch The Barn Official Trailer 1
Trailer
Watch The Barn Official Trailer 2

Photos14

Top cast

Sam Daniels

Josh Harper

Michelle Fairchild

Chris

Nikki

Russell

Mrs. Barnhart

Dr. Rock

Shirley Garrett

George

Mr. Daniels

The Preacher

Trailer Narrator (voice)

Sable Griedel

80's Porch Sweeping Girl

Justin M. Seaman

Boogeyman

Directors

Justin M. Seaman

Writers

Justin M. Seaman(screenplay by)

All cast & crew

Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews3

Review

Featured review

5/10

**_All-around entertaining trick or treat flick, but no meat on the bones_** On Halloween, 1989, some teens in southwest Pennsylvania make the mistake of entering a forbidden barn, which unleashes three diabolical creatures: a miner boogeyman, a pumpkin man and a scarecrow. "The Barn" (2016) only cost $80,000 and was a life-long dream project of producer/writer/director Justin M. Seaman. I’ve seen several such movies by Indie filmmakers shooting in their beloved local areas and you have to understandably brace yourself for the worst, like stilted acting, lousy sound, questionable editing, cheesy effects and unconvincing action sequences. Considering the limited budget, this scores proficiently in all the above with ‘B’ queen Linnea Quigley showing up for a one-day gig. It’s colorful and has a great rockin’ soundtrack by no-name artists. The key actors take a relatively serious approach while some of the peripherals ham it up in an amusing way, like Sam’s dad. Where it drops the ball is the writing. There’s not enough depth beyond the descriptive blurb above and so I found myself bored with the story and characters in the second half. A similar Indie production, “Angel” (2018), featured stilted acting and lousy action scenes, but it at least had an interesting story (and great cinematography and locations), which made it more rewarding even though “The Barn” is technically superior and delivers the goods for fun Halloween ambiance. Lexi Dripps (Michelle) and Nikki Howell (Nikki) are serviceable on the feminine front, but more shoulda been done with them. A body double was, incidentally, used for the latter’s brief top-nude scene. It runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in various areas of southwest Pennsylvania, including West Alexander (main location), Claysville (street scenes), Washington (roller rink) and Emsworth (Dr. Rock sequence). GRADE: C+

Wuchak27 Oct, 2024