feardotcom.com.com...I have to say that I actually forgot to write this for several days after watching the movie, it really sort of washed over me.
feardotcom was directed by William Malone and release by Warner Brothers in 2002. It stars Stephen Dorff, Jeffrey Combs, and Natascha McElhone. There's a brief cameo by Udo Kier in the very beginning of the movie.
The movie itself is about a NYC cop (Dorff) teaming up with a Health Dept. Officer (McElhone) to uncover the cause behind a seemingly unrelated string of 4 deaths. I don't recall why the health department was involved, I think it was because of the black eyes on all 4 victims, but I don't exactly recall.
It turns out they all died exactly 48 hours after visiting a website, "www.feardotcom.com". I'm serious. At the time they made the movie they wanted to purchase the website "www.fear.com", which was owned by someone else who refused to sell. So they went ahead and made the movie anyway, but this led to some confused branding where you'd see "feardotcom.com", "feardot.com", etc. The website is the webcam site of a serial killer known as "The Doctor" who tortures his victims until they beg to die. But sometimes it's possessed by an alluring woman asking visitors if they want to hurt her, then tells them they're lying and demands they find her.
The movie is visually creative, but nothing hits. So you think it's cool while you're watching things but then forget exactly what had happened. The actors seem really disinterested, so none of the characters provide any emotional engagement. It's a pity because it looks interesting, but is too dull to resonate. The thing feels really similar to 2008's Untracable, except with a supernatural element and much weaker mystery.
A pretty unfortunate way to start internet week, but I wasn't expecting much. Horror doesn't usually seem to get technology. Anyway, we continue tomorrow with: .com For Murder.
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