Round the Decay (2025) Movie Review

By Newguy

Round the Decay – Movie Review

First Reaction – Round the Decay is a brutal creature feature.

Where to Watch

Folk-Horror Creature Feature ROUND THE DECAY in Theaters January 31.

Director: Adam Newman

Writer: Adam Newman (Screenplay)

Cast

Plot: A young woman returns to the site of her broken engagement, Newport’s Valley, a sleepy tourist town with an all-consuming secret.

Runtime: 1 Hour 45 Minutes 

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Round the Decay starts when Kenzie (Mirrer) returns to a former holiday resort with a questionable past. Meanwhile, a new hotel owner tries to reopen the resort again where Roz (Hubert-Ross) struggles to find hours. Elsewhere, a group of hikers get caught up in the middle of a historical area and release a creature on the area.

The groups must work together to survive, and hunter Munroe (Maffei) has been recruited to stop the creature. However, bigger secrets make the battle more difficult, and the area’s history has found new victims.

Verdict on Round the Decay

Recap

The movie follows a group of strangers visiting a sleepy tourist town. However, their visit becomes a nightmare when a creature is unleashed and they learn the truth about the history of the town

Best Parts

The movie uses the town’s history to drive the story forward. It creates a divide between the locals and what the creature represents. When it comes to the attacks, they are brutal blood-soaked events which shows the power the creature has. The characters are crafted well for the ones fighting back, with a reason they have arrived in the area. The performances are strong from the whole cast.

Worst Parts

The weakest part of the movie comes from the pure number of characters. It creates a bigger bloodbath but doesn’t always give the more important figures enough time to show what they are fighting for.

Final Thoughts –Round the Decay is a blood-soaked creature feature.