‘The Dead Thing’ Trailer Is Your Worst Dating Nightmare
Sometimes when you’re out there, swiping on the apps, you run into the guy of your dreams as well as a supernatural secret. It happens to the best of us! In their new film The Dead Thing, director Elric Kane and co-writer Webb Wilcoxen imagine such a scenario in their fascinating and unique take on what it means to date in the modern era.
Read the full synopsis:
Alex is trapped in a downward spiral of shallow hookups and tepid connections, but she is caught off guard when her dating app swipes lead her into the arms of a mysterious, charming young man Kyle. Despite their passionate night, when the sun rises, the mystery man is nowhere to be found. Alex then sets out to find the one person who made her feel alive. Through her investigation, she reconnects with Kyle, but also digs up a ghastly supernatural secret. The pair quickly descend into a whirlwind of obsession, dependence, lust, and infatuation that has grave consequences.
Watch the official trailer:
Katherine Hughes, Blu Hunt, John Karna, Brennan Mejia, Joey Millin, Ben Smith-Petersen, and Aerial Washington star in the film.
In his review of the film out of Fantasia 2025, Dread Central’s Chad Collins wrote,
“I like an indie that’s both sexy and bloody, and at its core, The Dead Thing is just that. Elric Kane’s debut is a confident, if familiar, plunge into the horrors of modern dating. Stretched to extreme, violent ends, it might be better to just be left on read. Ghosting is one thing—what The Dead Thing has in store is another.”
The Dead Thing comes to Shudder on February 14, 2025.
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