Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
After his girlfriend Nina dies in a car crash, Rob unsuccessfully attempts suicide. As he begins to overcome his grief, he falls in love with a coworker, Holly. Their relationship is ... See full summary »
Directors:
Ben Blaine,
Chris Blaine
Stars:
Fiona O'Shaughnessy,
Abigail Hardingham,
Cian Barry
Returning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.
Meet the Antichrist. He's been kidnapped by a group of women who've mistaken him for someone else, and now they're about to find out exactly who they're messing with. One by one the women ... See full summary »
Director:
Marc Fratto
Stars:
J. Scott Green,
Katelyn Marie Marshall,
Selene Beretta
Black Mountain Side follows a group of archaeologists after they uncover a strange structure in Northern Canada, dating over ten thousand years before the present. The team finds themselves... See full summary »
Director:
Nick Szostakiwskyj
Stars:
Shane Twerdun,
Michael Dickson,
Carl Toftfelt
In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.
Director:
Robbie Pickering
Stars:
Nicholas Braun,
Mackenzie Davis,
Josh Fadem
In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.
Psychologist Peter Bower's life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that the patients he has been seeing are ghosts. Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a ... See full summary »
Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
A gig poster for the band from the "Siren" segment (The White Tights) is visible at the bar in the "Jailbreak" segment. See more »
Quotes
The D.J.:
["The Accident" radio dialogue]
Now, where were we? It seems I lost my train of thought. Well folks, the mind is a tricky demon. I'd say, all you can do is turn the music up, hit the gas and keep on moving forward. Try not to linger on the things you left behind. Because you cannot undo what's been done. And ain't nobody gonna buy your bullshit. C'est la vie, as they say?
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Verbal Kint
Written by Written by Nick Traina, Aaron Nagel, Adam Pereria, Joey Bustos, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Performed by Link 80
Courtesy of Asian Man Records
(Segments: "The Way Out" & "The Way In") See more »
Just finished watching Southbound, a new horror anthology out in limited release and it is easily one of the best horror experiences of the past few years and definitely one of the best horror anthologies of all time. All of the shorts included were great, all blended together seamlessly with a chilling score heavily influenced by 80's horror legends with lots of eerie synth use. Everything was done well, the cast of characters were all well written and thought out and acted with care.
This has everything that made American horror great, stripped down to the necessities and relying not on unnecessary explanation and jump scares but it trusts that its viewers are smart enough to have an imagination. The feeling of not being quite sure whats going to happen next or why and the feeling of isolation this movie creates is palpable. It does what great horror should it utilizes your mind and makes it apart of the narrative, it rewards it viewers yet leaves you wanting more.
This is one of those rarities I will watch again and again over the years.
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Just finished watching Southbound, a new horror anthology out in limited release and it is easily one of the best horror experiences of the past few years and definitely one of the best horror anthologies of all time. All of the shorts included were great, all blended together seamlessly with a chilling score heavily influenced by 80's horror legends with lots of eerie synth use. Everything was done well, the cast of characters were all well written and thought out and acted with care.
This has everything that made American horror great, stripped down to the necessities and relying not on unnecessary explanation and jump scares but it trusts that its viewers are smart enough to have an imagination. The feeling of not being quite sure whats going to happen next or why and the feeling of isolation this movie creates is palpable. It does what great horror should it utilizes your mind and makes it apart of the narrative, it rewards it viewers yet leaves you wanting more.
This is one of those rarities I will watch again and again over the years.