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Australian horror film Psychosis aims to bring psychedelic, violent madness to Popcorn Frights Film Festival next month, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with exclusive images and a clip that highlights the hyper-stylized feature.
Popcorn Frights describes the film, “Stylishly gloomy tour-de-force of grainy high-contrast black-and-white photography, Psychosis offers a polarizing whirl of arresting visuals and noirish action set in a hypnotic, mystifying world. In this audacious and dramatically gripping Lynchian thriller, a criminal fixer’s unique psychological condition gives him an edge in the underworld, but when he’s hired by two amateur drug dealers claiming they were attacked by “zombies,” he suddenly finds himself dragged into a terrifying and bizarre mystery that will force him to relive the traumatic past he thought he escaped.”
The exclusive clip below introduces the grainy monochrome style and aspect ratio, teasing a psychological horror story ahead. If you scroll further, however, you’ll get a gruesome introduction to nightmare fuel that teases an unpredictable debut by filmmaker Pirie Martin. Did you have octopus eyes on your horror bingo card?
Writer/Director Pirie Martin said in a statement, “I’m honoured that the incredible Popcorn Frights Film Festival is hosting the world premiere of Psychosis. My baby is in good hands, surrounded by a packed schedule of amazing and diverse films. I’m also proud to be part of the specially named ‘Australian Invasion’ alongside fellow Aussies Alice Maio Mackay and Jack Dignan. May we successfully conquer the festival and highlight the cool stuff coming from across the Pacific!”
Psychosis stars Derryn Amoroso, Kate Holly Hall, Henry Errington, and Michael Wilkop.
Martin’s feature debut makes its world premiere at the ninth annual Popcorn Frights Film Festival, virtually nationwide from August 12-20. Popcorn Frights Film Festival will be taking place August 10-20 in Fort Lauderdale, South Beach and virtually nationwide. Tickets and all-access passes at popcornfrights.com.
