Spider-Man star JK Simmons' gruesome horror movie has landed a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
It's early doors, as Glorious only premiered this week at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, but the first critics to see the movie have found it to be a strange delight.
The Lovecraftian horror also stars Home & Away and True Blood's Ryan Kwanten as an unlucky-in-love man locked inside the bathroom at a remote rest stop with a mysterious figure.
Throughout the fateful night, Wes (Kwanten) is haunted by a booming, all-knowing voice coming out of a glory hole in the stall, urging him to step into a world he can't possibly fathom.
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Critics at the festival have been bewitched by the horror film, as it has been praised for its "maniacal madness" and "comedic trauma". Here is a sampling of its reviews on Rotten Tomatoes:
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Collider
"This one is for the sickos among us, myself included, who are looking for a movie about the maniacal madness of the macabre."
THN
"A comedic trauma seeped in flourishes of celestial colour, Glorious is one bad bathroom visit that you should make time for."
Bloody Disgusting
"Great casting, stellar camerawork, and a biting sense of splatstick humor make for a surprising new entry in single-location horror. There’s too much restraint in characterization, undermining the punchline a bit, but the cosmic karma is still fun."
/Film
"Rebekah McKendry's Glorious proudly answers a ravenous call for more goop in contemporary horror thanks to tight performances and a comical Lovecraftian glory hole setup."
Elements of Madness
"Weird, gross, beautifully transgressive, and altogether unexpected, Glorious is imbued with purpose that both raises complex questions while sticking the landing on all it seeks to achieve."
The filmmaker responsible for this "ravenous", "goopy" fright-filled movie aimed at "sickos" is Rebekah McKendry, who previously contributed to the anthology movie Tales of Halloween and the yuletide terror All the Creatures Were Stirring.
Glorious premieres on Shudder on August 18.
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