- Directed by Jerren Lauder
- Written by Jason Scott Goldberg, Jesse Federman, Jerren Lauder
- Stars Ryan Francis, Morgan Alexander, Bryce Fernelius
- Run Time: 1 Hour, 22 Minutes
- Link: https://amzn.to/3gWwZUh
Synopsis
As credits roll, we get glimpses of a creepy old house and surgical instruments. Albert, Imani, and Carlos, three professional movers from the Second Chance Moving Company arrive in their truck. All three of them are ex-cons. Carlos is creeped out, and he says it looks like a haunted house. Mr. Vern Mueller, the creepy owner, comes to the door and invites them in. Vern says to move the first and second floor, but not to go into the basement or attic; he’ll take care of those himself. The old man offers a large amount of money to get everything out by morning.
They get to work packing, loading the truck, and moving everything in the living room. Yes, it’s a work montage. Carlos gets offended when he sees Albert’s white supremacist tattoo.
As it approaches midnight, they finish the first floor and start upstairs. Albert notices the basement is locked shut, and he also recognizes that the logo on the lock looks German.
Imani sets about disassembling the crib in the nursery. Vern is super old, so who had a baby there? We see a hand reaching down through a hole in the ceiling behind her. Carlos finds a bunch of occult books and a letter from Joseph Mengele. Someone in the house is watching them on closed-circuit security cameras. They find birth certificates for twins as we see that Vern is the one watching them. He turns a knob, and the house goes into lockdown.
The trio hears someone upstairs in the attic. “Who do you think is up there?” Albert asks. “Monsters!” reply the other two in unison. Imani finds the front door locked while Albert goes… upstairs and Carlos stands watch. They all three encounter someone– or something. Albert explains to Carlos who Joseph Mengele was: an evil Nazi scientist who was obsessed with twins.
Vern straps Imani down to the table and says he’s going to harvest her eyes. Albert and Carlos make contact with Anne, a woman locked in the attic. Actually, she’s two women; Anne and Sarah are conjoined twins – not born that way but surgically connected. They help her downstairs but can’t find a way out.
Vern explains to Imani that he’s learned how to extend his life for many years. Yes, he’s really Dr. Joseph Mengele, who’s found a way to survive. Then he shoots Albert. Carlos takes off Albert’s shirt, and Vern sees the Nazi tattoo on his chest (except his swastika is on backwards). Vern/Mengele sends a creeper to chase Carlos, who hides in a bathroom. Anne/Sarah hides in a moving box.
Just to make sure the audience knows he’s the bad guy, Vern dresses up in full Nazi uniform as opera music plays in the background. Naturally, Vern has set up the bathroom to spray Zyklon B gas– yes, it’s that kind of shower. Carlos bleeds from the eyes, nose, and mouth, but breaks down the door and falls outward into the hallway. Meanwhile, Sarah starts coughing up blood for some reason while the Creeper beats on the cardboard box she’s hiding in. Carlos comes in and saves her, totally not as dead as he really should be, but then he dies when it’s convenient for the plot.
Albert wakes up; Vern has brought him back to life. Vern says Albert doesn’t need to hide any more since he’s among friends. Albert isn’t there by coincidence, Vern has done research. He had that tattoo on his chest long before he went to prison. Albert and Imani yell back and forth across the operating room while Vern sits back and smiles. Albert admits it; he’s a Nazi, and he wants to help Vern.
Vern takes off the straps and releases Albert. He turns on Vern and releases one-eyed-Imani, who beats the crap out of Vern. Vern sees the dead Creeper on the monitor and runs upstairs. “My baby!” he cries. Anne attacks Vern with a screwdriver, and they both fall down the stairs. Imani and Anne run outside, screaming for help but Albert goes back for Vern. He ends up cutting the tattoo from his chest. Albert kills Vern, but Vern sets off some kind of alarm. The big red door with the swastika on it opens and the big monster comes out..
Commentary
These guys are the worst movers ever. The concept is pretty good, and it has promise, but it’s just bad. It’s too long, it’s too predictable, and it’s not that well-acted. Although everything is explained, none of it really makes any sense. The only thing that wasn’t completely predictable was knowing which way Albert would go in the end. Was he a loyal Nazi or has he redeemed himself?