A Horrible Way to Die

Movie · Horror · Thriller

Forget everything you’ve ever seen in a serial killer movie, and get ready for the chiller that stunned festival audiences everywhere. Notorious murderer Garrick Turrell (AJ Bowen of House of The Devil, Hatchet 2) has escaped from police custody and resumed his killing spree. His former girlfriend Sarah (Amy Seimetz of Alexander the Last) is a recovering alcoholic trying to put her life back together in a new town with a new man (Joe Swanberg of Nights and Weekends). Her past continues to haunt her and now her ex-boyfriend is leaving a trail of slaughter in his hunt to find her. From Adam Wingard, director of award-winning film Pop Skull, and screenwriter Simon Barrett (Dead Birds) comes an experience that is emotionally raw, disturbingly graphic and brutally real.

2011 · 1h 27m
  • 60%
Starring AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg
Director Adam Wingard

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Cast & Crew

  • AJ Bowen
    Garrick Turrell
  • Amy Seimetz
    サラ
  • Joe Swanberg
    ケビン
  • B‌C
    Brandon Carroll
    ラスティ
  • L‌H
    Lane Hughes
    Reed
  • H‌V
    Holly Voges
    Carla
  • K‌M
    Kelsey Munger
    Elisabeth
  • M‌A
    Michael Anthony Miller
    Steven
  • Adam Wingard
    Director
  • Simon Barrett
    Producer
  • Kim Sherman
    Producer

About

A Horrible Way to Die

Horror

Forget everything you’ve ever seen in a serial killer movie, and get ready for the chiller that stunned festival audiences everywhere. Notorious murderer Garrick Turrell (AJ Bowen of House of The Devil, Hatchet 2) has escaped from police custody and resumed his killing spree. His former girlfriend Sarah (Amy Seimetz of Alexander the Last) is a recovering alcoholic trying to put her life back together in a new town with a new man (Joe Swanberg of Nights and Weekends). Her past continues to haunt her and now her ex-boyfriend is leaving a trail of slaughter in his hunt to find her. From Adam Wingard, director of award-winning film Pop Skull, and screenwriter Simon Barrett (Dead Birds) comes an experience that is emotionally raw, disturbingly graphic and brutally real.

60%

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Average 6.3
Reviews 10
Fresh 6
Rotten 4

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Studio
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Released
2011
Run Time
1 hr 27 min
Rated
R
Region of Origin
United States
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