Director Craig Johnson gives up the ghost of a promise the movie had going for it.

As a comedy, it stops being funny and as a horror it never starts being scary with Johnson’s direction far too drab and lifeless for something so cartoonish and schlocky. Big swing, bigger miss.

The ostensibly heartfelt scenes where characters apologize for their behavior or stand up for themselves never display an ounce of emotional potency because no one resembles a real person.

The result is brilliantly high-energy and camp, but with a heartfelt message at its core.