Hold the Fort is the horror comedy of the year, an absolute blast that, once the action starts, becomes a non-stop riot. William Bagley’s film delivers in every conceivable way.

Lucas and Jenny finally buy their first home out in suburbia, the only problem is they have moved in just in time for the Equinox, the night that the residents in their homeowners Association fight an onslaught of monsters who each year come out of a nearby portal from hell. Welcome to the Equinox, please don’t die.

You’re a young married couple, and you finally decide to escape the city and make the move to suburbia. You dream of a garden, a yard for the children to play in, the whole works. You think you got it sorted right? For Lucas and Jenny, they made one mistake: they bought a house in Gruber Hills. They not only never read the mortgage contract, but they also didn’t read the HOA one either—classic paperwork mess-up.

William Bagley has made as entertaining a film as you could imagine with Hold the Fort. There is an energy here that you just do not get in the vast majority of films nowadays. It’s flat-out refusal to take things seriously with a cast who are all revelling in on the glee of the madness, making this an unmissable jaunt.

The only fault of Hold the Fort? I need sequels every year for the rest of my life. Running at a fantastically swift 72 minutes, it’s a whirlwind of entertainment. It’s the perfect length, not a second wasted. We get the set-up, meet the cast, and then for the next hour, it’s non-stop comedy horror action.

The script from Bagley and Scott Hawkins keeps the jokes coming at a breakneck pace. Lines about not being able to buy enough silver bullets because of the price rise in silver are just tossed out there to catch us off guard. People with holes in their bodies are told they are going to be okay. It’s just daft nonsense, but wonderful nonsense that just tickles you.

If you want a film with as many laughs as there are pints of blood being thrown around, then Hold the Fort is the perfect film for you. Make sure to watch this with a crowd; it was born to be watched in a room full of people up for a good time.

Hold the Fort had its World Premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 16.

★★★★

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