Existential Cinema
Stripped down to its simplest meaning, existentialism posits that there is no god, that humankind is alone and that ulimately it is alone that we face the void. Welcome to the films of Red Scream. In the Red Scream universe there is no god. There is no heaven. There is no good. Ultimately we are all alone or soon will be. And alone we face the void. We may survive the encounter but if we do we will not emerge unscathed or unchanged. Of course with only two films currently in release (Prison of the Psychotic Damned and FrightWorld) it is impossible for the average horror fan to tell, but once Red Scream Vampyres, Red Scream Nosferatu, and Terminal Descent are released either late this year or early next, that slate of films should make it clear. In the Red Scream universe there is a hell. There is evil. There is little hope and that which there may be is soon dashed to pieces. And in the end, even if the last man or woman standing has made it through the void, their mind is fractured, their will is broken, their innate goodness has been destroyed.



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