THE MONSTER (2016) presented by Dark Dream Cinema
May 7 : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Dark Dream Cinema is a monthly film series devoted to the creeping undercurrents of the arthouse scene, hosted by Michael Morlaine.
“A delightfully bloody, straightforward creature feature that contains spectacular practical creature effects worthy of widespread recognition.” – Certified Forgotten
While delivering her daughter Lizzy to a new life with her dad, struggling addict Kathy collides with a wolf in the middle of the road, in the middle of the woods, in the middle of the night. And thus she finds herself stranded, with no one around, and something vicious in the dark. In no time at all, a ride with her daughter becomes a night of survival, as they find themselves hunted by a monster they can barely see, but who can see them just fine.
Rocking the cathartic-horror trend better than most of its contemporaries, this here-and-gone A24 thriller found the exact middle ground between grim family drama and kickass creature feature. Boiling it down to the bare essentials—darkness, the woods, a broken-down car, a kid, a mom, and a monster—it deals in the symbolic horror of the 2010s while delivering a high-octane pulverizer that’s as heavy on the action as it is the emotional heft. This one’ll strip your nerves raw, and leave you shivering in its wake.
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