Director: Adam Werth
Year: 2026
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature
Plot:
Hosting a special party, a group of friends hosting a major party across Los Angeles is trapped in the house when a power outage caused by a deadly fog sweeping the world arrives at their doorstep and forces them together to try to outlast the alien force at the center of the situation.
Review:
Overall, this was a highly enjoyable feature with a few drawbacks here. One of the more likable factors here is the way this tries to offer up the kind of global scenario while also maintaining a kind of grounded, isolated approach to what’s happening. Offering enough backstory to showcase the wide-ranging effects of the invasion, from the reports of everything happening in major cities, the lack of communications once the fog arrives, and being able to take the cautious approach about warning everyone when it appears to arrive in the US makes for a solid enough idea. The first half here at the party, focusing on the various individuals gathered at the guy’s house and giving us a chance to figure out who they are with such a large cast to be there for the invasion that occurs at the house as they start to notice the tell-tale warning signs revealed to the group that something is there.
This is all added incredibly well, with the actual action within here involving the aliens attacking and killing everyone. With the panic about what’s going on feeling quite sustainable and realistic, and everyone tries to leave as they are unaware of what’s going on, this starts rather nicely with the fog hiding everything so no one is able to tell what’s going on or who’s out there. The reveal about the creatures and what they’re capable of, ripping open the guests or biting them and drawing massive wounds, makes for a fun start to everything, especially when it starts to signal the group getting split up inside the house so everyone starts to encounter the creatures throughout the house. The battles are usually fun and cheesy enough to make a solid impression here, especially when the few homemade weapons at their disposal to stop them are discovered. The plan to stop them is put into motion, as that carries this one along into more cheesy fun and plenty of fun gore for a lot to like overall.
There are a few issues here that hold this one down. The main feature with this one is the abrupt nature of what’s going on here, taking far too much time with the group in the house simply existing for the party that it doesn’t really feel like a genuine full-on story at times. The main storyline spends quite a while with the various guests and their individual storylines that serve more to get the cameo on-screen and credited than anything else, so that by the time the aliens arrive, this is already pretty deep in a not-that-long genre effort that it feels like some of these scenes are rushing through what’s going on to get everything over with. The means of discovering their weakness is a prime example, looking up what to do to stop them when the film’s barely over and only gets a few brief bits to explore the point before it just ends on a point that feels more like a budgetary thing than anything else, as it has no clear outcome and not everything is resolved. Combined with some obvious low-budget limitations at times, these all manage to bring this one down.
Overview: ***.5/5
A rather likable and effective indie creature feature, there’s a lot to like here that manages to give this a lot to enjoy that overcomes the few minor flaws featured here. Those with an appreciation for this style of genre fare, who are tolerant of the issues present, or who are fans of the creative crew will want to give it a shot, while most others out there should heed caution.
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