In the vein of Suspiria and Ringu
That’s some early art you’re seeing on the left for The Pact, a film we recently reported on right here.
Nicholas McCarthy just wrapped shooting with stars Haley Hudson, Agnes Bruckner, Casper Van Dien, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Sam Ball. The film is based on his short film which premiered at Sundance. Content Media snatched up the film and, courtesy of that company’s site, we have this lengthy plot breakdown.
Based on Nicholas McCarthyâs acclaimed spine-chilling Sundance 2011 short, and from the Producer of Xavier Gensâ SXSW sensation THE DIVIDE, comes a terrifying ghost story in the classic horror tradition of Hitchcockâs PSYCHO, Argentoâs SUSPIRIA and Nakataâs RINGU…
When their mother dies, sisters Annie and Nicole finally begin to face their disturbing childhood, and the time they spent locked in the âpunishment room.â Soon Nicole visits her motherâs house to deal with the estate and spend the night — and mysteriously vanishes. Annie reluctantly returns home and begins rooting through her motherâs belongings for answers, happening upon a picture of her mother standing beside an unknown young woman, and feeling an eerie presence…
Soon their cousin Liz, charged with caring for Nicole’s infant daughter Eva, joins Annie in the house, and all seems relatively calm — until Liz too disappears in the middle of the night. Desperately searching the house for her, Annie suddenly feels a hand grip the back of her neck before being brutally attacked by a violent, unseen force. Escaping with Eva and scared for her life, Annieâs frantic search for clues continues while she begins to experience visions of a mysterious figure hunched over, head in hands, rocking…
Unfolding like an intensely atmospheric and horrifying nightmare, with an extraordinary twist that will shock and surprise even the most well versed of horror fans, THE PACT delves into secrets so sinister, so deeply unsettling, so downright scary, that audiences will experience the true meaning of fear right up to the final unforgettable frame.
Source: Shock Till You Drop
