One of Shudder‘s treats for Halloween is Tony D’Aquino‘s slasher film The Furies, which premieres on the streaming service in the US and Canada tomorrow, Thursday, October 3rd.
In the film, which is loaded with masked killers, “Rebellious high school students Kayla and her best friend Maddie find themselves abducted by a sinister presence. Kayla wakes up in a box in the middle of a forest with no idea how she got there, and no idea of Maddie’s whereabouts. She soon realizes she is not alone – men in terrifying masks are stalking six other young women in the woods. As the threat of more killers closes in, Kayla races to save as many girls as she can. But when the girls turn on each other, Kayla’s killer instinct is unleashed, and she does whatever it takes to survive and seek revenge on her abductors.”
“I’m a lifelong genre fan and have a passion for horror. I want to scare people. The Furies is full-tilt horror – an entertaining, exciting and emotional experience. A terrifying tale of survival and revenge that the hordes of horror fans will love,” said D’Aquino. “The Furies sits squarely in, and embraces the Slasher genre. And that means there are a number of violent deaths. But my intent is to subvert the stereotypical depiction of the female as victim. None of the girls in the film are portrayed as glamorous victims who are just standing around waiting to be killed. They are active agents who drive the narrative.”
Check out a GORY exclusive clip below, which previews one of the film’s brutal kills!
The cast includes Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Fegurson and Ebony Vagulans, with Danielle Horvat and Tom O’Sullivan.
The Furies is also screening as part of Australia’s Monster Fest in October, and it will subsequently release in Australian cinemas beginning on November 7th.
