Shortcut is a return to those 90s style slumber party chillers that were a dime a dozen back in the heyday of kitsch horror. There is a lot that I could sit and nit-pick-inconsistencies aplenty and a deus ex machina that is pretty laughable-but in truth, the film was really watchable and rather fun. The film then shifts gears in the latter half, becoming something of a “who’s hunting who?” that is rather cheesy and pretty campy. The cast is mostly a collection of high school stereotypes who initially find themselves trapped on a bus with some creepy beasty stalking them and picking off the adults one at a time. But weird doesn’t always mean bad.ĭirected by Alessio Liguori and starring the talents of Jack Kane, Sophie Jane Oliver, Zander Emlano, Molly Dew, and Zak Sutcliffe, Shortcut is more of a teen horror than it is an outright creature feature. It’s The Goonies or Stranger Things but spliced with Jeepers Creepers 2.

Shortcut is a different beast, both in terms of creature and film. But this isn’t your average night, as a rare lunar eclipse is on the cards, as Nolan (Jack Kane) and his classmates Bess (Sophie Jane Oliver), Karl (Zander Emlano), Queenie (Molly Dew) and Reggie (Zak Sutcliffe) soon discover. A group of five British teenagers are taking their usual school bus home when an unexpected detour turns their night into a nightmare.