In a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by feuding warlords, a group of desperate soldiers hatch a plan to steal a Warlord's treasure and start a new life. Faced with the threat of a horrific death at the hands of the Warlord's executioners, the men escape into a desolate and forbidden land known only as the Shadowlands. Now the men must flee from the Warlord's vicious assassins while defending themselves from the terrifying creatures that inhabit the land.
Practical Effects
Creature designs that committed to the bit, bless them.
Production
Shot in Illinois pretending to be post-apocalyptic nowhere.
Costume
Leather scraps and dust: the entire wardrobe budget.

Director
Drew Maxwell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Drew Maxwell shot this in his home state of Illinois using local actors and practical effects to stretch a microbudget.
This arrived during the brief 2010-2012 boom of 'mockbuster' fantasy films trying to ride Game of Thrones' coattails with swords and griminess.