‘All You Need Is Death’ Trailer: A Cosmic Folk Tale From Hell

All You Need Is Death

 Get ready for an all-new cosmic horror unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Coming soon from XYZ Film and Irish director Paul Duane is All You Need Is Death, a strange and alluring film about folk culture, obsession, and the power of music.

Read the full synopsis below:

A young couple who are part of a mysterious, secret organization travels at night with the desire to discover forbidden knowledge. They believe that living, modern alchemy is contained in old, forgotten songs. When they find an elderly, mysterious woman who sings songs that have never been heard before, they open the door to ancient evil and madness.

Check out the haunting trailer:

All You Need is Death is the feature debut from Dublin-based writer/director Paul Duane. Olwen Fouéré (Mandy, Sally Hardesty from 2022’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Charlie Maher (Blue Lights), Simone Collins (The Last Duel), and Gary Whelan (The Contract) star in the film. The film had its World Premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles, followed by an Irish Premiere at Cork International Film Festival.

In her review of the film, Dread Central’s Mary Beth McAndrews wrote:

All You Need Is Death gets to the core of cosmic horror, which isn’t tentacled beasts or unknowable deities, but the incomprehensibility of the situation at hand. Creating that kind of confusion in a film is often frowned upon since you want viewers to understand what they’re seeing. The basics of a narrative film, right? However, Duane is able to strike a balance here between emphasizing the incomprehensible while also delivering a satisfying horror experience. It’s the finest example I’ve seen in recent memory of a cosmic horror film really integrates that unknowingness into the film’s structure to deliver an ending that’s an absolute gut punch that Duane telegraphs from the first seconds of All You Need Is Death.

All You Need Is Death is coming to VOD and select theaters on April 11, 2024, from XYZ Films.

All You Need Is Death poster

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