Stay in da House Cinema 2023 - Torn Hearts

Torn Hearts follows Ghosted in Stay in da House Cinema 2023 series. Sadly there is no time for a movie at the actual cinema so it was time to finish of the second half of this Blumhouse Television country x horror TV film.

Served up on Paramount+ almost a year after it was streamed in the USA by Epix.

Directed by Brea Grant and written by Rachel Koller Croft, the film starts off slow but hits full metal crazy in the second act. Jason Blum serves as the executive producer with the involvement of Blumhouse Television. Now Blumhouse has a good reputation in the horror genre. With hits like Paranormal Activity (2007–2021), Insidious (2010–2023), and The Purge (2013–2021). 

Blum has also had his hand in also produced Get Out (2017), Happy Death Day (2017), Us (2019), The Invisible Man (2020), The Black Phone (2021) & M3GAN (2022).

However this is not the gold horror standard we are used to.

Sons of Anarchy star Katey Sagal gives her all. However there is not much to work with her. Looking like filmed in the COVID era with limited players in most scenes. The country stars to horror genre is a bit of a stretch.

Abby Quinn, Alexxis Lemire, Joshua Leonard and Shiloh Fernandez also star.

It could have had potential however this could maybe have been shelved till we get further into the writers strike, when there is limited content filmed and ready to roll.

If you are completely up top date with everything, then maybe have this one in the background, however it's not life changing nor does it offer anything new in the horror genre.

2 Stars. Mainly for Katey Sagal.