Archons, The Last Days of a Rock Band

When a Rock band is in its final days, it isn't pretty.  The chemistry of the group vanishes and lead guitarists begin looking elsewhere for their future. The story is a familiar one.  Throw in some acid, pre-marital sex, a canoe trip into the British Columbia wilderness...and creatures!  Today we look at 2018's "Archons," written and directed by Nick Szostakiwskyj.

Sled Dog is on their last legs.  No hits in five years! Drummer Olivia (Samantha Carly) desires the band to stay intact and arranges a getaway for them. Now lead singer Mitchell (Josh Collins), Olivia, and guitarist Eric (Rob Raco) are paddling on a BC river.  Mitchell needs pre-marital sex and finds three nubile bikini babes on the shore. To the annoyance of his mates, he seduces the nubile blonde April (Parmiss Sehat) and she will join them.  Now the trio is a quartet paddling up a river.  Eric has acid (or something else) and the group begins taking it.  Now everything looks so pretty.  Mitchell and his mates will tire of the shallow April...no big deal as her head will soon explode.

Okay...the acid is having a weird effect. Now Eric and Mitchell start seeing creatures following them.  Mitchell is certain something exploded out of April's head before she died.  Olivia wants them all to remain focused...yeah, fat chance.  Now the creatures get closer and seem like they are hunting Sled Dog. Sled Dog comes across other campsites which are in shambles and campers mutilated. Eric has a surprise for the group regarding the acid he's supplying them.  The monsters get more aggressive and now it seems they will suffer the same fate as April...but what exactly was her fate?

Did something really explode out of April's head?  Will Olivia and April engage in a catfight over Mitchell?  Are the creatures real or a product of Eric's acid?  Look at this one as a kind of "Southern Comfort" meets "Eddie and the Cruisers." Okay, maybe not.  Still...the creatures are cool and the cast is great looking.  For an interesting horror film set in the BC wilderness, see "Archons."