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[BD Review] Wrong Combination For ‘Locker 13’
“Our choices make us who we are” is the overall running theme in Locker 13. While each story focuses on life choices, and most include a direct nod to a locker #13, the wrap around story is the most interesting aspect. Simply put, Archie has warned Skip to stay away from his locker. Of course, the locker is magical and is a portal to an alternate reality where it is the previous day. And, of course, when Skip opens the locker, he greets an initially identical version of himself. As the nights progress, the alternate Skip’s life becomes increasingly better while the other Skip’s gets worse. It leads him to make a drastic choice.
The film was originally released in 2009 and has just been released on DVD. Locker 13 suffers where most modern anthologies do, as there simply isn’t enough to hold each story and link it to the next. The idea that a choice is being made in each story doesn’t resonate strongly enough to makes connections. The acting, direction and writing varies from story to story – and Schroder’s segment is probably the strongest simply because the basis of the story is an homage to a classic tale. But, still, the title Locker 13, obviously taken from Archie’s locker number, doesn’t string together for each story. It could be there are too many other ideas floating in the multiple stories. Perhaps as shorts, each segment could stand a bit stronger, but overall, the wrap around is what shines brighter, even if just barely.
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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