"SOUTHBOUND", Five Wickedly Clever Tales of Terror (In Theaters February 5th)

The Orchard Presents

SOUTHBOUND

Directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath, and Radio Silence

"This anthology of five horror tales is the rare group effort without a dud, as it cruises through variations on the genre with style and confidence."
- Nicolas Rapold, FILM COMMENT

"Southbound should well please genre fans nostalgic for the likes of Tales From the Crypt and Creepshow. "
- Frank Scheck, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

 "An anthology film that doesn’t just divide itself into shorts but works cohesively as one vision... Kind of a cinematic miracle."
- Brian Tallerico, ROGER EBERT.com

Weary travellers confront their worst nightmares — and darkest secrets — over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway in this spooky anthology that merges five tales of death and mayhem on the open road.

Mitch and Jack are on the run from their past when they turn up, blood-splattered, at a lonely roadside diner; an all-girl rock group called Siren must rely on the kindness of strangers when their tour van breaks down at the side of the road; a harried business-man is desperate for help from an unusual 911 operator in the aftermath of a car accident; a frantic gunman bursts into a bar demanding to know the whereabouts of a girl in a photograph; all hell breaks loose when masked men interrupt a family vacation.

Southbound was produced by anthology veteran Roxanne Benjamin (V/H/S, V/H/S/ 2), who also makes her own assured directorial debut here alongside directors Patrick Horvath (The Pact 2) and V/H/S collaborators Radio Silence and David Bruckner. Although filmmakers tend to work separately on most anthology films, Benjamin's team of directors worked together to form a larger story, and even pitched in on the production of each others' segments.

These interlocking tales of terror and remorse are rooted firmly in the logic of Twilight Zone and EC Comics morality plays, each one winding seamlessly into the next. The result is original, cohesive, and consistently fun — a Möbius strip of ghoulish frights on an endless road.

Opens in select theaters on February 5th (and VOD on February 9th)

TRT: 89 Minutes
Country: USA
Language: English
Cast: Kate Beahan, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Susan Burke, Zoe Cooper, Gerald Downey, Karla Droege, Larry Fessenden, Dana Gould, Hassie Harrison, Davey Johnson, Nathalie Love, Hannah Marks, Tipper Newton, Maria Olsen, Kristina Pesic, Matt Peters, Anessa Ramsey, Fabianne Therese, Tyler Tuione, Chad Villella, Justin Welborn, David Yow, Mather Zickel