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Title: Southbound (2015)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Chad Villella | ... | Mitch | |
| Matt Bettinelli-Olpin | ... | Jack | |
| Kristina Pesic | ... | Sutter | |
| Fabianne Therese | ... | Sadie | |
| Nathalie Love | ... | Kim | |
| Hannah Marks | ... | Ava | |
| Dana Gould | ... | Raymond Kensington | |
| Anessa Ramsey | ... | Bunny Kensington / Phone Operator | |
| Susan Burke | ... | Betty | |
| Davey Johnson | ... | Dale | |
| Mather Zickel | ... | Lucas | |
| Karla Droege | ... | EMT | |
| Zoe Cooper | ... | Dispatch | |
| Justin Welborn | ... | Surgeon | |
| David Yow | ... | Danny | |
On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers - two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family on vacation - are forced to confront their worst fears and darkest secrets in a series of interwoven tales of terror and remorse on the open road.
This was one of the most surprising finds in recent years. It absolutely has no right, whatsoever, to be as entertaining as it is. If you are a horror fan you are in for a treat as it solidly checks off every box one can imagine. Its varied yet interlocking tales serve up something for almost every taste. From ghost story to evil old god worship to body horror to home invasion thriller it merrily jumps about in a way that could have proved confusing and offsetting but, instead, seems to act more as a museum tour on all the things that make us check the locks and fear the shadows.
While there will, no doubt, be some debate as to what the pocket universe we are presented with represents, there is no doubt, in my mind, that it represents a person or persons who made a movie from an old school heart with a modern day sensibility. As stated in the summary it very much reminds me of the best of the classic horror comics such as the EC Comics titles which began their lives in the very early 1950's.
That being said do not mistake this for an old fashioned movie. It is very much genre savvy for today's eyes, ears and mind. In almost total, it is well acted, directed, written, scored and there is a fair share of completely creepy cinematography. It will leave one with both haunting imagery as well as interesting trains of thought to follow, if you dare.
Huge hats off to those who gifted us with this. This is how good horror can be and I truly hope it finds its way to a far higher place in this world than the vast majority of horror that tends to cross my eyes these days.