At Dawn They Sleep (2000)

Director:

Brian Paulin

Writer:

Brian Paulin (writer)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Stephen and Ian are ruthless drug lords who are in the middle of a war with their rival Billy Rae Douglas...

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tanya Hennesy	...	Angel #1
Brian Paulin	...	Stephen
Rich George	...	Ian
Ryan Donaldson	...	1st Victim
Rich Borges	...	2nd Victim
Jeff Feighery	...	1st Shooter
Jason Tyler	...	2nd Shooter
Rob Cupertino	...	Rob
Jen Glendye	...	Terrie
Jill Cordeiro	...	Angelene
Courtney Fletcher	...	Angel
Lisa Dupuis	...	Sword Angel
Jeff Paulin	...	Sleeping Priest
Brian DeClercq	...	Apprentice (as Brian DeClerqc)
Rick Shempf	...	Greedy Priest

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

UK:18

Company:

Morbid Vision Films

Do you people have brain damage?

What exactly is so impossible to understand about At Dawn They Sleep? It's not that incoherent, and the editing is not that terrible. Wanna know what I think? I think you people have been so completely brain-washed by the dazzling special effects of The Transformers, and the sweet-natured tomfoolery of The High School Musical trilogy, that you couldn't possibly tell what makes sense and what doesn't. So, next time you try out some independent art, and decide to not pay attention, keep your simple-minded, Mainstream-loving opinions to yourselves.

Did I just call a Brian Paulin movie "art"? Wow, I've been watching these movies for far too long. Nonetheless, At Dawn They Sleep is a totally underrated, ambitious, shot-on-video, apocalyptic gore-fest about two drug dealers who are unknowingly transformed into Vampires by a couple of Angels, in an attempt to wipe out the Human race so that the Angels can have Earth all to themselves. How these two new Vampires are supposed to take out the entire world is beyond me, but just go with it, I guess. Assuming the undead drug dealers are at all capable of the task at hand, the Demon world now has a thing or two to say about the situation, yet, their role in this isn't what you might expect.

How bout it? Spiteful Angels plotting on Humans? Helpful Demons offering their demonic support. A bit blasphemous, in deed, but I just can't deny quality horror when I see it. All kidding aside, Brian Paulin has a gift, and this day in age, underground film-making, done the right way, isn't as easy to come by as it once was, although, it's still not quite as bad as the 90's. With that said, At Dawn They Sleep kinda reminds me of a shot-on-video horror movie from the early 90's, called Shatter Dead, although, At Dawn They Sleep is obviously much more professional, as well as entertaining and action-packed, not to mention, interesting. The idea of Angels sabotaging Humans out of jealousy , because they feel God has favored us over them, is quite intriguing, even if you hate the super-8. If you don't hate low-budget horror with absolutely no socially redeeming values, and doesn't follow "the safe pattern", then you've found a new addition to your collection. This is real horror for real horror fans. 8/10