Killer Book Club review: A repetitive and predictable Spanish slasher flick

2/5

Story:

Killer Book Club is a horror drama film starring Veki Velilla, Iván Pellicer, Álvaro Mel, Carlos Alcaide, Ane Rot, Hamza Zaidi, María Cerezuela, and Priscilla Delgado. The latest Spanish-language slasher flick revolves around eight friends who share the same interest in horror novels and start getting killed by a serial killer masked as a clown.

Review:

Slasher movies have a special fandom among cinephiles; however, if made properly, they garner praise from all movie lovers. On the contrary, the latest horror flick on Netflix might remind you of a few films that you must have watched already and liked much more than this one.

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The film begins by introducing each pivotal character as well as displaying their love for a specific horror novel that they are all seen carrying to school. They further meet each other at a common place to discuss their latest reading, which talks about a clown serial killer.

An incident and the unethical behaviour of a lecturer make him come under the radar of these eight horror-loving friends, and they plan to teach him a lesson with their clown prank. However, everything goes south, and the teacher meets his death. The eight schoolmates take an oath that they will never do something like this in the future and will never speak of it again. Little do they know, the clown prank became the reality of their lives as they got killed one by one by a serial killer.

The film definitely ups the curiosity as it reaches the middle of the story; however, the pattern starts reminding you of the film Scream. Despite being allegedly based on the popular Hollywood film, Killer Book Club felt quite repetitive, especially toward the end. This makes you realise how unnecessary it is to watch an inspired version instead of simply rerunning the original movie.

Director Carlos Alonso-Ojea fails to impress the audience due to the film's lazy format and predictability. However, the pivotal cast somehow keeps it afloat.

Verdict:

The latest Spanish horror drama can be avoided for an OG slasher flick such as Scream and A Nightmare on Elm Street , among others. The Carlos Alonso-Ojea director's cut feels repetitive and predictable.