I found some of the other reviews on here a bit harsh. I actually quite enjoyed this one. It certainly had a bit of a retro feel to it and was tongue in cheek at times. At times sit brought to mind the Lost Boys and Fright Night, just don't over analyse too much and enjoy the ride.
83 Reviews
really one for adolescents
trashgang3 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
A lot is said about the shed. Again, it's a story about adolescents and a vampire being kept in a shed. Somehow it reminded me of Ginger Snaps (2000) but not as good.
There are scenes that took way too long and espescially the end scenes at the house, it takes forever. The bullying is okay but what happens at the shed is sometimes okay and sometimes you think, really. And the cop, what about her?
I never got a grip o, this flick and I was distracted a lot what went on in the living room so guess that says enough.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5.
There are scenes that took way too long and espescially the end scenes at the house, it takes forever. The bullying is okay but what happens at the shed is sometimes okay and sometimes you think, really. And the cop, what about her?
I never got a grip o, this flick and I was distracted a lot what went on in the living room so guess that says enough.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5.
Could've been good
mvike1 January 2020
It makes me sad to give this a 4* because we don't get enough original content today...however there was just nothing special about this... you'd think a monster in a shed that can't come out would be a lot of fun, but it feels like the filmmaker didn't know what to do with this good idea....so it ends up being EXACTLY what you'd assume... all the jerks and baddies get sent to the shed one way or another...and...that's it really. It felt like it so badly wanted to be a horror comedy, but there goes there, it is played very straight.
Didn't hate it, but I did find myself skipping around, it went with a few of the "scary dream" scenes and I just find those so annoying.
Didn't hate it, but I did find myself skipping around, it went with a few of the "scary dream" scenes and I just find those so annoying.
Ummm OK kinda
robbierobin26 November 2020
It had plenty of scenes that simply didn't make sense and pretty obvious what type of things were about to happen all throughout the movie. However there was a bit of a plot twist in the end.
The two things that seemed unbearably nonsensical to me, is, (one) if you have a vampire living in your wooden shed on a farm, far away from people, why in heavens would you not set it ablaze during one of the many sunny days available?
Secondly, even though the vampire wronged the main character, the vampire seems to have a personal vendetta out for him for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
There's no backstory, so you really don't know what's the deal with the vampire population. Is it just the one at the beginning, what are the rules, etc
The two things that seemed unbearably nonsensical to me, is, (one) if you have a vampire living in your wooden shed on a farm, far away from people, why in heavens would you not set it ablaze during one of the many sunny days available?
Secondly, even though the vampire wronged the main character, the vampire seems to have a personal vendetta out for him for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
There's no backstory, so you really don't know what's the deal with the vampire population. Is it just the one at the beginning, what are the rules, etc
Low Budget but good lead
NicholasMCG25 November 2019
I believe this must be the first feature for this writer and director so they will continue to grow and learn and get better from this. The lead actor was great and they scored with him, he is from Death Note. The script is slow at times, very cliche and not really current with 2019 and how teenagers act. More like teenagers in the 1990s or 80s. Things are different now. If they had based the story in the 90s that would have worked better. I thought the makeup in the climax scene was very cool.
I kept thinking about...
tmccull5218 November 2019
Warning: Spoilers
... what a good movie that this could have been. I'm a huge fan of the original version of "Fright Night", and of the television movie that inspired that, the 1972 ABC Movie of the Week, "The Night Stalker", which starred Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, and Ralph Meeker, Carol Linley, and Barry Atwater. I was hoping that "The Shed" would be at least comparable. Unfortunately, it was not.
The first ten minutes of "The Shed" are actually pretty good. It's downhill from there, I'm afraid. The acting wasn't terrible, and the special effects were pretty decent. The creative team behind the movie played it pretty fast and loose with traditional cinema vampire lore, however. Humans are turned into full-fledged vampires within minutes of having been bitten, and by minutes, I mean two or three.
"The Shed" borrows heavily from "Fright Night", sometimes successfully, sometimes not so successfully. There are the usual jump scares, dreams within dreams, yadda yadda yadda, blah blah blah. The protagonist takes actions that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. In one scene, he believes that someone has broken into his house, and he ventures out to see if this is the case. Mind you, he has just experienced his pet German Shepherd and his grandfather brutally murdered by something monstrous in the shed on his property earlier that same day... and he takes absolutely ZERO steps or measures to arm or protect himself before investigating this possible prowler that night. There are the usual array of kitchen knives, a shotgun, a baseball bat and an axe, and he takes none of these. He wanders the house, in the dark, unarmed, afraid that whatever was in the shed has now gotten into the house. It just doesn't make sense. I understand that it's a customary trope in horror movies for characters to do stupid things that no person in their right mind would do under the same circumstances, but it's a trope that I have really grown sick and tired of. For example, the beastie in the shead rips apart a healthy, full grown German Shepherd, and Grandpa goes in for revenge, armed with a stick that is significantly smaller than the cane that he usually carries. Again, there is a shotgun in the house, as well as a baseball bat, and an axe, and grizzled, hard-bitten, combat veteran Grandpa opts for a two foot long stick.
I won't give away much more than I already have, save to say that the ending is a near copy of the conclusion of "Fright Night".
The first ten minutes of "The Shed" are actually pretty good. It's downhill from there, I'm afraid. The acting wasn't terrible, and the special effects were pretty decent. The creative team behind the movie played it pretty fast and loose with traditional cinema vampire lore, however. Humans are turned into full-fledged vampires within minutes of having been bitten, and by minutes, I mean two or three.
"The Shed" borrows heavily from "Fright Night", sometimes successfully, sometimes not so successfully. There are the usual jump scares, dreams within dreams, yadda yadda yadda, blah blah blah. The protagonist takes actions that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. In one scene, he believes that someone has broken into his house, and he ventures out to see if this is the case. Mind you, he has just experienced his pet German Shepherd and his grandfather brutally murdered by something monstrous in the shed on his property earlier that same day... and he takes absolutely ZERO steps or measures to arm or protect himself before investigating this possible prowler that night. There are the usual array of kitchen knives, a shotgun, a baseball bat and an axe, and he takes none of these. He wanders the house, in the dark, unarmed, afraid that whatever was in the shed has now gotten into the house. It just doesn't make sense. I understand that it's a customary trope in horror movies for characters to do stupid things that no person in their right mind would do under the same circumstances, but it's a trope that I have really grown sick and tired of. For example, the beastie in the shead rips apart a healthy, full grown German Shepherd, and Grandpa goes in for revenge, armed with a stick that is significantly smaller than the cane that he usually carries. Again, there is a shotgun in the house, as well as a baseball bat, and an axe, and grizzled, hard-bitten, combat veteran Grandpa opts for a two foot long stick.
I won't give away much more than I already have, save to say that the ending is a near copy of the conclusion of "Fright Night".
Lol....
eskimosound17 January 2021
Well you know it's no good with a title like that and a rating of 15. I'm sure it's very scary if you have a Shed in the middle of nowhere and you are a kid that's not supposed to be watching it. It's a well made student movie. I'm sure they all graduated. Shows you most of the Horror techniques and overuses the Dream Sequence. Normal boring plotlines. In fact I dare say it's all been done before and better but what you going to do? It's not that bad..lol..
Kinda cool
Teddy-Bear-Picnic19 November 2019
This one screened at some cool film festivals and had some cool people involved so my expectations were a little high but I was not entirely disapointed with the film. Some of it felt amateuish but other parts were quite interesting. I liked the kinda fresh take on vampire movies but felt that the bullying themes were a little on the nose and annoying.
Finally A Horror Movie That Tries To Reinstate The Vampire As A Monster To Be Scared Of...
P3n-E-W1s317 September 2020
My Ratings:
Story 1.25 : Direction 1.00 : Pace 1.50 : Acting 1.25 : Entertaining 1.50
Total 6.75 out of 10.00.
Of late, there has been little in the way of a good vampire film. Then along came The Shed.
Though there is a huge amount of work required in placing the blood-suckers back at the top of the horror roster, Director Frank Sabatella is giving it a good try in his movie. His screenplay from the story by Jason Rice has a freshness to it. Something the genre also needed.
One of the main elements I liked was the opening sequence. They do not give us any backstory for this opening sequence. Sabatella plunges the audience into a fight between Vampyre and Human, mid-battle. Though the Human is triumphant, he has not completely bested his evil opponent. No! For the Vampyre has marked him, and in doing so has brought on the change in his bloodstream. Looking to get out of the killing sunshine, the newly created Vampyre hides in a secluded shed, awaiting nightfall, and escape.
This sets the scene perfectly.
As the day progresses Stan, who lives in the house, notices strange happenings out at the shed. Believing there to be a dangerous animal inside, he locks and secures the outbuilding.
The story's remainder has Stan discovering the truth about what he has captured and the dilemma on what he should do. Events unfold and more people learn of his secret. His best friend has some nasty and devious ideas on what they could do. Which leads to an interesting quandary. If you use the evil in the shed to send fatal justice to vicious bullies, does that make the Vampyre a strange anti-hero?
This is not a study of teenagers psychology or their id. But it shows some trials and tribulations they and people face, and that keeps it interesting. Your friend has a monumentally bad idea, however, appealing it may seem. What do you do? You try to do the right thing; make repercussions for the bad you've done. But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just cannot save people... especially from themselves.
It's these underlying stories and nuances that made the story for me. I just wish they had done more around the creation of the Vampyre, especially the inner struggle the Human must have faced during the transformation. It would have made for a stronger story.
As directing goes, Sabatella is not the best at creating atmosphere. He crafts the pace well. It's the multi-tempo that generates excitement and tension. There are a couple of scenes in the shed where he tries to use the subdued lighting and shadows, but he doesn't pull it off. This doesn't detract or hinder the telling, though. Not once did my attention waver from the story or the screen.
The acting is of an averageness, however, two of the three seasoned cast add a much-needed oomph to the proceedings. Both Timothy Bottoms and Siobhan Fallon Hogan are excellent in their portrayals of Ellis, Stan's Grandpa, and Sheriff Dorney, respectively. The third heavy-hitter was Frank Whaley who plays Bane, Vampyre hunter turned Vampyre. He, for me, was a waste since he has nary a word to say throughout the film. Which was one reason I thought a better-crafted Vampyre was required. You should never waste your talent.
I would easily recommend this for a night's viewing pleasure as I enjoyed it. Not immensely, but enough. And as stated, it's a step in the right direction to putting the Vampyres back on their throne. So if you like real Vampyres and not the sparkly type, if you are a horror film fan, or if you're a newbie to the genre, you could do worse than watch this film.
Flap your wings on over to my Absolute Horror list and see where this bite of terror landed in the rankings.
Take Care and Stay Well.
Of late, there has been little in the way of a good vampire film. Then along came The Shed.
Though there is a huge amount of work required in placing the blood-suckers back at the top of the horror roster, Director Frank Sabatella is giving it a good try in his movie. His screenplay from the story by Jason Rice has a freshness to it. Something the genre also needed.
One of the main elements I liked was the opening sequence. They do not give us any backstory for this opening sequence. Sabatella plunges the audience into a fight between Vampyre and Human, mid-battle. Though the Human is triumphant, he has not completely bested his evil opponent. No! For the Vampyre has marked him, and in doing so has brought on the change in his bloodstream. Looking to get out of the killing sunshine, the newly created Vampyre hides in a secluded shed, awaiting nightfall, and escape.
This sets the scene perfectly.
As the day progresses Stan, who lives in the house, notices strange happenings out at the shed. Believing there to be a dangerous animal inside, he locks and secures the outbuilding.
The story's remainder has Stan discovering the truth about what he has captured and the dilemma on what he should do. Events unfold and more people learn of his secret. His best friend has some nasty and devious ideas on what they could do. Which leads to an interesting quandary. If you use the evil in the shed to send fatal justice to vicious bullies, does that make the Vampyre a strange anti-hero?
This is not a study of teenagers psychology or their id. But it shows some trials and tribulations they and people face, and that keeps it interesting. Your friend has a monumentally bad idea, however, appealing it may seem. What do you do? You try to do the right thing; make repercussions for the bad you've done. But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you just cannot save people... especially from themselves.
It's these underlying stories and nuances that made the story for me. I just wish they had done more around the creation of the Vampyre, especially the inner struggle the Human must have faced during the transformation. It would have made for a stronger story.
As directing goes, Sabatella is not the best at creating atmosphere. He crafts the pace well. It's the multi-tempo that generates excitement and tension. There are a couple of scenes in the shed where he tries to use the subdued lighting and shadows, but he doesn't pull it off. This doesn't detract or hinder the telling, though. Not once did my attention waver from the story or the screen.
The acting is of an averageness, however, two of the three seasoned cast add a much-needed oomph to the proceedings. Both Timothy Bottoms and Siobhan Fallon Hogan are excellent in their portrayals of Ellis, Stan's Grandpa, and Sheriff Dorney, respectively. The third heavy-hitter was Frank Whaley who plays Bane, Vampyre hunter turned Vampyre. He, for me, was a waste since he has nary a word to say throughout the film. Which was one reason I thought a better-crafted Vampyre was required. You should never waste your talent.
I would easily recommend this for a night's viewing pleasure as I enjoyed it. Not immensely, but enough. And as stated, it's a step in the right direction to putting the Vampyres back on their throne. So if you like real Vampyres and not the sparkly type, if you are a horror film fan, or if you're a newbie to the genre, you could do worse than watch this film.
Flap your wings on over to my Absolute Horror list and see where this bite of terror landed in the rankings.
Take Care and Stay Well.
It's Vampires
roughdom16 November 2019
Warning: Spoilers
This is basically a worse version of Fright Night. The production on this isn't all that bad, admittedly. The people behind this, the actors in general, they're not terrible. It's just that the idea is...far fetched, to say the least.
The film starts off with a random guy in the woods, being hunted by a vampire. He's bitten, then it IMMEDIATELY turns from night to day, vamp dies in the sun. Guy is stuck out in the sun, sees said shed, makes a run for it. All the while blatantly ignoring that many parts of his body are in bright, broad daylight, which is shown to cause severe burning and turned said first vampire into dust on the spot moments earlier.
From there, it's just basically story tropes designed to explain why the vamp stays in the shed, his eventual release from the shed, multiple vamps being created, leading to a showdown in the house one night against said vamps.
And the vamps are both fast, intelligent, and shown to be more than strong enough to break through wood and what not, but it seems to keep slowing them down regardless, and of course, said shed is made entirely of wood yet holds the main one in there just fine.
The actors in this, imo, are all quite good. They could definitely have bright futures ahead of them. They just need to stay away from productions like this.
The film starts off with a random guy in the woods, being hunted by a vampire. He's bitten, then it IMMEDIATELY turns from night to day, vamp dies in the sun. Guy is stuck out in the sun, sees said shed, makes a run for it. All the while blatantly ignoring that many parts of his body are in bright, broad daylight, which is shown to cause severe burning and turned said first vampire into dust on the spot moments earlier.
From there, it's just basically story tropes designed to explain why the vamp stays in the shed, his eventual release from the shed, multiple vamps being created, leading to a showdown in the house one night against said vamps.
And the vamps are both fast, intelligent, and shown to be more than strong enough to break through wood and what not, but it seems to keep slowing them down regardless, and of course, said shed is made entirely of wood yet holds the main one in there just fine.
The actors in this, imo, are all quite good. They could definitely have bright futures ahead of them. They just need to stay away from productions like this.
Loved It
marcusdavis4029 August 2020
Don't know what the hell some of these reviewers are talking about.I thought it was a very enjoyable movie .Had an 80's vibe about it which i thought was cool.I loved it its a vampire movie for petes sake its not shakespeare.
Comedy Horror B movie cult classic
Pandoi9014 August 2020
This felt like a Comedy Horror B movie that could become a cult classic.
Good casting. Good Cliché High school characters - but a little cardboard acting at times. Superb camera work and ominous build ups with some great gore, and amusing mishaps.
At one point I felt like every character suddenly became a the classic horror movie cliche.
But Over all quite enjoyable and worth a view
It started ok
kathmummybear12 August 2020
It started off ok but half way through took a wrong turn and never got back on track .some of the dialogue is laughable but not in an intended way . Summary first half showed promise second half predictable and often painful
The scary part ... not scare
ks-6050028 December 2019
They make the sudden appearance of the vampire face like 5 times in the first 50 minutes. But that was the boy dream... that is too repetitive and not scared at all. Plus, it was so long and nothing new in the storyline for the first one hour. Cut the crap pls.
Ehhh
punisherversion131 August 2020
The Shed
Directed by Frank Sabatella. Written by Frank Sabatella and Jason Rice
The Shed is a movie about a "teenager" living in a terrible situation with cartoonishly monstrous adults and sociopathic teens who attack and brutalize the main character Stanley and his friend Dommer. They beat them mercilessly. The adults don't do anything to stem this, instead they punish Stanley and Dommer for the actions of these budding serial killers.
Stanley finds out something vile is hiding in his shed. It's a vampire. This is not giving anything away because it happens in the first five minutes of the film. We as an audience know exactly what waits inside that shed. This allows it to carry with an air of dread throughout especially anytime people get near that darn shed.
To the positives we go, the movie does a very good job drawing you into this analog nightmare world of orphan Stanley and the world that is pounding down on him. It is a good way to establish this worldview. It also goes to show why when things turn sour, Stanley doesn't feel like he has anywhere to turn to. The violence is also very intense. You can feel it and it does have consequences but it also doesn't shy away from it.
The problem with the film is it gets to be too much. The characters are the biggest problem of the movie. They have that one personality trait and they harp on it and harp on it. The adults are all idiots and cartoons at the same time. The bullies are way over the top. His best friend was a screeching mess. The relationships have back stories but then they're barely played upon.
This movie also has to jump through hoops to get everybody to this shed. The only thing to do is to shake your head in disbelief. This is a good, solid idea for a story but it plays out like high school wish fulfillment with responsibility thrown on top. I give this a D.
The Shed is a movie about a "teenager" living in a terrible situation with cartoonishly monstrous adults and sociopathic teens who attack and brutalize the main character Stanley and his friend Dommer. They beat them mercilessly. The adults don't do anything to stem this, instead they punish Stanley and Dommer for the actions of these budding serial killers.
Stanley finds out something vile is hiding in his shed. It's a vampire. This is not giving anything away because it happens in the first five minutes of the film. We as an audience know exactly what waits inside that shed. This allows it to carry with an air of dread throughout especially anytime people get near that darn shed.
To the positives we go, the movie does a very good job drawing you into this analog nightmare world of orphan Stanley and the world that is pounding down on him. It is a good way to establish this worldview. It also goes to show why when things turn sour, Stanley doesn't feel like he has anywhere to turn to. The violence is also very intense. You can feel it and it does have consequences but it also doesn't shy away from it.
The problem with the film is it gets to be too much. The characters are the biggest problem of the movie. They have that one personality trait and they harp on it and harp on it. The adults are all idiots and cartoons at the same time. The bullies are way over the top. His best friend was a screeching mess. The relationships have back stories but then they're barely played upon.
This movie also has to jump through hoops to get everybody to this shed. The only thing to do is to shake your head in disbelief. This is a good, solid idea for a story but it plays out like high school wish fulfillment with responsibility thrown on top. I give this a D.
Reminds me of an 80s horror
nicola-preece8615 July 2021
I love horror movies, especially tense ones and I enjoyed this one a lot. It has some very tense moments, I was on the edge of my seat several times.
It also has a good story line. Definitely has an 80s vibe to it which I loved.
It also has a good story line. Definitely has an 80s vibe to it which I loved.
Actors weighed down by Dullness and a bad script
J-Kidin12 December 2019
The actors didn't have much to work with, with this script. Bad dialogue and stupid story points along with a slow pacing made for a difficult watch. The production value seemed great compared to the sophomoric overall product. One example of this is the complete overuse of dream sequence. Ugh, it was just torture! Way too many attempts at fake-outs by use of a dream sequence makes me think they started writing this in 6th grade for a film project and actually went back to it, thinking it was a great idea as adults. Definitely wouldn't recommend it, even as a "if you have nothing better" watch. No.
I enjoyed this movie thoroughly from beginning to end
kevin_robbins4 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The Shed (2019) is a movie I recently rented off Amazon Prime for $2.99. The storyline focuses on a young man orphaned that lives with his strict grandfather. One day a vampire after making a fresh kill retreats to his shed and starts killing everything that get nears it. When the orphan's friend finds out he comes up with an idea that will only complicate things more than they already are. This movie is directed by Frank Sabatella (Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet) and stars Jay Jay Warren (Rushed), Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction), Cody Kostro (Worst Friends) and Sophia Happonen. If you can get paste the "Why is a creature this powerful trapped in a shed" aspect of this movie it is a lot of fun. The premise, characters, script, acting and kill scenes are all pretty good for a movie with a $25,000 budget. The movie is very intense and is executed surprisingly well. I'll tell you I enjoyed this movie thoroughly from beginning to end. I think the rating are being very hard on it. I'd score this a very solid 7-7.5/10 and strongly recommend seeing it.
Waste of time
Bookermcco1 November 2020
I tried to watch this, but it made no sense. Acting it terrible from beginning to end and the decisions made in the movie made absolutely no sense at all. I only gave it 3 stars because I made it through half of the movie before I had to turn it off. Nothing good about this one.
A decent and enjoyable monster film
timjdavis-6930724 November 2019
People are constantly asking for original content but when Something decent comes their way, they never give it the time Of day. The shed is an original concept that's pretty decent. Sure it's not perfect but I enjoyed this film from start to finish. The film is pretty solid throughout. Decent acting, great cinematography, interesting score and the story is Alot of fun. It's never boring, the Vampire looks great and there is some cool nods to other vampire films aswell such as the lost boys.
Give The Shed a go, its a film that is definitely worth a watch, especially if you are a fan of horror films.
Fair
devils_neighbor_66723 April 2021
Decent, but slow. So slow.
HorrorFanatic4Life26 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This movie wasn't all bad. I will admit that I was a little apprehensive after watching the first 10 minutes of it, but then it slowly got a little better. Not much though. The acting was decent and the storyline wasn't too terribly bad. Had some holes in it, but it admittedly was a lot better than some others I've seen.
The problem I had with it was how slow it was. And by slow I mean the intense scenes just dragged on to the point I lost the intense feeling by the time the big moment happened. And those "scary" moments weren't really all that scary.
That and I noticed soooooo many editing mistakes that were just so obvious. The camera lights you can clearly see reflecting on the kids picture in his room being the most obvious. Plus the several scenes where things changed that shouldn't have. To be honest, I never notice stuff like this in movies, but these were not subtle at all. Stuff like that makes the film go down a bit with the laziness.
And the ending? Come on. Why didn't he just light the shed on fire to begin with?????? Oh wait, but then there'd be no movie.....
The problem I had with it was how slow it was. And by slow I mean the intense scenes just dragged on to the point I lost the intense feeling by the time the big moment happened. And those "scary" moments weren't really all that scary.
That and I noticed soooooo many editing mistakes that were just so obvious. The camera lights you can clearly see reflecting on the kids picture in his room being the most obvious. Plus the several scenes where things changed that shouldn't have. To be honest, I never notice stuff like this in movies, but these were not subtle at all. Stuff like that makes the film go down a bit with the laziness.
And the ending? Come on. Why didn't he just light the shed on fire to begin with?????? Oh wait, but then there'd be no movie.....
Terrible
Draysan-Jennings22 November 2019
Not really bad, but not good, either.
kwally-139621 March 2020
Too heavy on the bullying and teen angst-probably two or three scenes of desultory pity partying could have been cut out, which might have quickened the pace and brought the movie to a better conclusion. I have to wonder at those who compared this to "Fright Night" or "The Lost Boys"-the only thing in common this flick had with them is that it (eventually) has vampires in it. Very, very badly done vampires, and very cheesy makeup effects. Still, though it isn't scary in the least-it isn't terrible. I've unfortunately seen worse.
Just not a repeater-once was enough.
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