The Void (2016)

Shortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures.

Directors:

Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski

Writers:

Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski

Stars:

Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Poole	...	Daniel Carter
Kenneth Welsh	...	Dr. Richard Powell
Daniel Fathers	...	The Father
Kathleen Munroe	...	Allison Fraser
Ellen Wong	...	Kim
Mik Byskov	...	The Son
Art Hindle	...	Mitchell
Stephanie Belding	...	Beverly
James Millington	...	Ben
Evan Stern	...	James
Grace Munro	...	Maggie
Matthew Kennedy	...	Cliff Robertson
Trish Rainone	...	The Mother
David Scott	...	Transformed Powell
Mackenzie Sawyer	...	Sarah Powell

Storyline

When Sheriff Deputy Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors, Carter leads them into the depths of the hospital where they discover a gateway to immense evil.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | police officer | cult | mutation | tentacle | 

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Taglines:

There is a Hell. This is worse.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Website

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Conjuros del más allá

Filming Locations:

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,116, 14 April 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$150,372, 19 May 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

120dB Films,Cave Painting Pictures,JoBro Productions & Film Finance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the beginning, a patient is watching "Night of The Living Dead" which was directed by George Romero. Kenneth Welsh and Kathleen Munroe both starred in "Survival of the Dead," also directed by George Romero.

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Goofs

A hospital wouldn't keep narcotics like morphine sitting on a shelf like that, DEA regulations require that they be kept in a locked cabinet or drawer separate from other medications that are not controlled substances.

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Quotes

Kim: Statistically you're more likely to die in a hospital than anywhere else.

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Connections

References Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

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Soundtracks

Steel Waltz
Written by JK Anderson
Performed by JK Anderson

User Reviews

Criminally underrated

I'm floored by the poor reception this movie got. It's a loving throwback to horror classics with modern polish, clearly influenced by HP Lovecraft and body horror classics like Hellraiser and The Thing. If you like "classic" horror - i.e., horror before CGI and jump scares replaced practical effects and slow dread - you owe it to yourself to watch this movie.

It does drag a little bit at the end, but the opening and middle are fantastic. I would have given this movie a 10/10 if the denouement had been done more efficiently. But honestly, it's very watchable right up to the credits.

This movie has some of the best damn body horror I have EVER seen, period. I don't know how much of it was accomplished by practical effects, but it does seem like a lot. The acting is mostly good, and the pacing, while slower than most modern horror movies, is brisk enough that I didn't get bored.

I really wish horror movies like this were still getting made.