Horror Movie Review: Easter Evil (2024)

Happy Easter! We’re officially scrapping the barrel these days (2025) to find Easter horror films to watch and review, and we might finally have hit the bottom with Easter Evil, a horror comedy from director Jared Masters. Who not only wrote the story with Elizabeth Rath, but like her, stars in the film. It is quite clearly an indie ion project with barely any budget, and that makes it hard to be harsh to it, except it’s a terrible film, and that can’t be ignored.

Described as a horror comedy but with no horror (aside from the final minute and even that isn’t anything to get excited about) or comedy, the majority of the film is just two characters sitting in a hotel room talking about nothing. For 70-odd minutes. You might think that is hyperbole, but it’s not, and is about as fun as having to clean a melted chocolate egg off an expensive rug.

It doesn’t help that the dialogue is mind-numbing, and the acting is wooden.

So, what’s the ‘story’? There’s a killer on the loose in Vegas dressed as a bunny rabbit and they appear to be targeting working girls and dancers. Bunny O’Braska (Elizabeth Rath) is a go-go dancer hoping to get out of the life, lying to her boyfriend and family back home, claiming that she is a secretary.

A solid setup for the character, but it means nothing, especially as Bunny is quite excited for an date with the mysterious Robert, who she has never met. Gee, I wonder if that’s a good idea?

Which, to be fair, her best friend, Trinity (Jared Masters) also wonders. There’s a killer on the loose and Trinity is convinced they are both targets. So, best stay in the hotel room (the majority of the film takes place there) and talk nonstop about ‘turning tricks’ while Bunny gets frustrated and acts bored. Which, amusingly (unintentionally) will mirror the viewer’s feelings too. Frustrated and bored. Great job, Easter Evil.

The mad thing is, there is talent here. It’s shot well, the sound is decent, and there are brief flickers of life in the script. Alas, none of this matters when the end result is so dull. It’s not the worst film you’ll ever see (we’ve watched plenty of those), but it’s one where you will feel every minute of its runtime and genuinely question what you’re doing with your free time.