Delivery: The Beast Within (2013)

Delivery: The Beast Within (2013)

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Alright first thing I would like to get out of the way is that some other critics have been blasting this movie for giving away the

ending in the first few minutes. JUST STOP YOU DON'T GET IT, Also found Footage is my favorite sub genre.Thank you now on to the review


The new film Delivery: The Beast Within a found footage  piece with a twist may very well turn out to be this decade's Blair Witch with it's small cast giving big performances and a nice new twist to the way found footage is shown. 

Written and directed by Brian Netto with additional writing credit going to Adam Schindler Starring Laurel Vail, Danny Barclay,

Laurel Vail and Danny Barclay

and Rob Cobuzio. 

The story revolves around Vail and Barclay as Rachel and Kyle Massy a young married couple having trouble conceiving and carrying a baby. When they do get pregnant they agree to be part of a typical TLC reality program about expectant parents produces by Cobuzio's character Rick(who is the least sleazy TV person ever). In the first few acts we are treated to the happy young family doing things like every other couple that is expecting do, telling family and friends, shopping for baby things, and moving into a bigger house all through the lens of Rick crew. Just after the second month we start to see things may not be right, but is it something supernatural or just the everyday first baby jitters. As

Rob Cobuzio

the film goes on we are left hints on both sides is it a demon or is it a young mother to be that stopped her meds or maybe the TV producer looking for the next big show. And then we hear the demon has a name Alastor now that might not mean anything unless you have studied mythology but Alastor is :

Alastor in Greek mythology is known as the avenging spirit who was born the son of Neleus, King of Phylos. When Hercules approached Neleus and asked him to free him of his debt, Neleus refused and in anger Hercules killed Neleus and all his sons with the exception of Nestor. The dead Alastor became the avenging spirit. In Christian demonology Alastor is given the title chief executioner. He is sometimes linked to Zoroastrianism where he is known as the “executioner” and a manifestation of Azazel. It’s

Alastor

however difficult to reconcile his Greek origins with Persian Zoroastrianism and Judaic Azazel. Alastor is a disciple of Nemesis the god of vengeance and retribution. He is described as a handsome male entity that nurtures feuds and fuels discords. In Greek and Roman mythology he is commonly known as the evil genius who promotes divisions between families and who has at his disposal charm, guile, wit and ruthlessness.

And now that you know that we can look at the movie with a whole new light. It all starts to make sense as the demon does just enough to make us think well maybe shes just going crazy and everything can be explained away. There are so many subtle things they do to draw you in without going over the top. Like the neighborhood dogs going crazy the night of the birth or Rachel's manikin moving around the house, the house being vandalized and such. I kept waiting for jump scares and when they didn't come where I was expecting them to the filmmakers drew me into their world deeper until I was totally immersed with the characters waiting to see if this was a possession or a crazy lady. I don't see the comparisons with Rosemary's Baby as this movie isn't about a spirit or devil possession or impregnating Rachel. Alastor doesn't want the baby he wants to torment the parents and that is truly the key in my opinion, did her father death have any reason why she was choosing or just luck of the pregnancy draw  we may never know. But what I do know is "Delivery: The Beast Within" is going on my "Best of" list for this year and my "all Time Best Found Footage" list. Do yourself a favor head over and check this movie out. It's a fine work by young hungry filmmakers that going against the grain let your mind scare you and not the sight of severed limb dripping blood scare you.