The Endlessisn’t necessarily a cult film, not in the traditional sense, but cults and the quest for meaning set the stage forAaron MoorheadandJustin Benson’s horror hybrid about a pair of bickering brothers who head back to the cult they escaped as kids in search of answers. TheSpringandResolutionfilmmakers return to the realm of Lovecraftian horrors inThe Endless, a semi-sequel to their 2012 debut collaborationResolution, this time stepping in front of the camera to star in the film as well.
Benson and Moorhead spent the last year touringThe Endlessaround the festival circuit, and it’s currently sitting pretty at100% on Rotten Tomatoes– no small feat considering the film’s mysterious, challenging subject matter and the fact that it exists as a sequel to a movie most viewers haven’t seen. ButThe Endlessstands on its own whether you’re a fan ofResolutionor not (and if you haven’t seen it, you’ve got a real treat waiting after this one – or before, they work in either order); it’s a clever concentrated dose of existential terror and character drama that defies easy categorization as a horror-comedy-drama-sci-fi mashup. Whatever you want to call it,The Endlessis real good and we’re happy to debut an exclusive clip that teases one of the film’s most quietly culty moments.
The Endlessalso starsCallie Hernandez,Emily Montague,Lew Temple,Tate Ellington, andJames Jordan. Well Go USA will release the film in NY on April 6 and Los Angeles on April 13, followed by a nationwide rollout. you’re able to get all thescreening details on the official websiteand catch a sneak peek in our exclusive clip below.
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Here’s the official synopsis forThe Endless:
“Following their Lovecraftian modern cult classic SPRING, acclaimed filmmakers Moorhead and Benson return with this mind-bending thriller that follows two brothers who receive a cryptic video message inspiring them to revisit the UFO death cult they escaped a decade earlier. Hoping to find the closure that they couldn’t as young men, they’re forced to reconsider the cult’s beliefs when confronted with unexplainable phenomena surrounding the camp. As the members prepare for the coming of a mysterious event, the brothers race to unravel the seemingly impossible truth before their lives become permanently entangled with the cult.”
