Heretic

20241 hour 51 minsREnglish

HorroRated verdict

Highly Recommended

2020sPsychologicalReligious HorrorSurvival HorrorSlow Burn

Directed by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Written by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Produced by: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Liliane Bedford, Stacey Sher, Jeanette Volturno, Kai Raka, Katie Aquino, Julia Glausi, Lauren Aspden

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Psychological Religious Horror Survival Horror Slow Burn Isolation

Why it’s HorroRated

Heretic is a three-person film built on the argument that belief and doubt are the same impulse and Hugh Grant's Mr. Reed is one of the most compelling horror villains of recent years because he's wrong in ways that require actual engagement to refute. Scott Beck and Bryan Woods write dialogue that earns the tension. A film that respects its audience.

Synopsis

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods trap three actors in a single room and the resulting theological argument generates as much real tension as the horror elements. Hugh Grant's Mr. Reed is one of the most compelling horror villains of recent years because he's wrong in ways that require actual engagement to refute. A film that respects its audience.