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27th Jan2025

‘100 Candles Game: The Last Possession’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Magui Bravi, Nacho Francavilla, Josefina Farina, Justina Ceballos, Zhon Li, Agustin Olcese, Pachi Lucas, Iago Illescas, Maite Solsona, Brett DelBuono | Written by Camilo Zaffora | Directed by Carlos Goitia, Guillermo Lockhart, Andrés Borghi, David Ferino, Ryan Graff, Maximilian Niemann, Jerónimo Rocha, Arie Socorro

I must confess to actually not seeing the first movie (100 Candles Game) that this is a sequel to. Thankfully, this being an anthology movie, it does not seem to matter. In this sequel “A team of influencer bloggers decides to hold a ritual at the mansion of the “black Countess”. A fan of the supernatural, she disappeared without a trace after she was offered to play a game that was supposed to take her to another dimension. By evoking the spirit of the Countess, bloggers let otherworldly forces into the world. The one who can bring the demons back will survive.” The anthology part comes firstly with the wraparound story above and then with each influencer telling a story in which we see as one of the short films.

And it works well this way. The wraparound story with the influencers is perhaps the most generic of all of them and therefore least interesting. It’s shot found footage style from the characters phones and each of them feels a bit like a caricature. It’s only really saved by the odd decent scare and some creepy and very well created make-up effects. These make-up effects are a highlight in almost each short.

First up there’s a babysitter story that involves origami. I can’t say I’ve seen many ‘origami horrors’, so it has that going for it. And although it is a little creepy, it’s a pretty average start to the movie. Number two, is less a full short and more a link to the 100 candles game that the movie is based on. The third is a zombie movie and is probably my favourite. It involves a father and daughter in a race against time as the zombies are getting closer. Based mainly in two rooms, it feels like an original take on the zombie genre and does well to create tension in its short time. The acting is solid and it looks good.

The fourth horror relies on the mystery of what exactly is going on and it does that well. There’s some really cool imagery here as well. Number five is simple but effective – that term could be used for the film as a whole to be honest. There’s a great and very creepy shot of a ‘woman’ in a bath here. The last of the shorts before the wraparound finishes and we see the set-up for a third movie just involves a woman walking for an underground pedestrian tunnel. But once again, there’s a really good atmosphere that creates the scares.

I was impressed with 100 Candles Game: The Last Possession. A relatively low budget has been used very effectively. What the movie does best is create lots of scary moments and that can only be a good thing for a horror movie. Watch with the lights turned off and get ready to jump out of your seat. This movie will leave you with images that will stay with you long after the credits roll.