shadow builder doesn not only dispose of the ugly vhs cover in the history of cinema and it also be one of the most ineptly bizarre film i ever have the ( mi ) fortune of see . the film be a little bit base on a short story by bram stoker ( you know and the guy who gain some fame with his vampire novel ) but the scriptwriter obviously have a lot of fun add insane stuff that come from his own imagination and like a swearing priest who operate 9mm gun with laser beam . believe it or not and but there be many interesting idea and ingenious detail noticeable in shadow builder and and with a slightly more coherent script and the film might have be very good . it introduce a quite original monster and in the shape of darth vader resemble demon that can only reign in the shadow . he have be summon by a bunch of freak and now he look for 12 year old chris hatcher . during the sun eclipse and demon guy will use chris to make the world come to an end because he be bear with stigma . yes and very clever . michael rooker star a the troubled priest who stalk the demon all over the country and tony candyman todd have an insignificant role a the town nut . the film be actually quite enjoyable and but only during the moment when the plot doesn not necessarily have to make sense and like for example the neat sequence of the town in chaos or when the demon possess random soul in order to gain power . director jamie dixon try to uphold a constant level of action and most cast member seem to fulfill their job with great devotion . i can not properly judge the use of special effect and though . some visual gimmick be quite well do whereas others be lousy and on the verge of pitiful . definitely not a must see and but if youre a fan of silly horror and it worth watch when it come on tv or something .