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- 75Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenDementia 13 has always been a chilling and confident horror mixtape, fashioned by a man who was a few years away from consecutively producing four of the most famous of all American movies.
- Francis Ford Coppola's first mainstream feature (after a few unremarkable skin flicks) is a little gem of gothic horror, stylishly helmed on a shoestring budget.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleIt's over pretty fast, just 75 minutes, but it has its grisly moments and a few underwater sequences that are pretty creepy.
- It’s a gothic horror film that significantly benefits from its B-movie makings, going hard with the blood and gore, which only seems possible because of its lack of color. And while it’s by no means perfect, it does hint at Coppola’s capabilities, which would later captivate many.
- 70Little White LiesAnton BitelLittle White LiesAnton BitelModern viewers, raised on decades of gialli and slashers, will have little trouble identifying the shadowy figure whodunnit. But there is still real pleasure to be had in wandering these halls of repressed madness, where everyone seems affected in one way or another by the tragedy of Kathleen.
- 70Village VoiceBilge EbiriVillage VoiceBilge EbiriDespite the rough edges, you feel you’re in the hands of someone who enjoys telling a story, and knows how to do it — even when the story’s a disposable one such as this.
- 67ColliderColliderThere's no question that it carries all the hallmarks of a low-budget Corman effort. That being said, there is the feeling in Dementia 13 that there's a filmmaker behind the camera that really cares about the story at hand.
- 60Time OutTime OutThe location (an Irish castle) is used imaginatively, the Gothic atmosphere is suitably potent, and there's a wonderfully sharp cameo from Patrick Magee as the family doctor.
- A cheapo gothic horror film intended to ride the coattails of Psycho.