Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.
Practical Effects
Gross-out morgue effects that feel sticky and wrong
Acting
Jerry O'Connell's unhinged coroner chewing every scene
Production
Cramped morgue sets that weaponize claustrophobia
Director
Patrick Lussier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Patrick Lussier edited Wes Craven's Scream franchise—explaining the self-aware trash-horror DNA here.
Part of a 2022 micro-trend of 'medical horror' like Smile and Barbarian, channeling pandemic-era distrust of healthcare institutions.
US
