We are always up for more horror movies involving Jenna Ortega, and American Carnage fits the bill! After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. The volunteers soon discover the governor and the facility’s supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in what is described as a twisted thriller-comedy.
Written by The Hallivis Brothers and directed by Diego Hallivis, starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr, Jenna Ortega, Allen Maldonado, Bella Ortiz, Jorge Diaz, Yumarie Morales, Catherine McCafferty, with Brett Cullen and Eric Dane. Check out the official trailer below.
The trailer conjures up memories of the Are You Afraid of the Dark episode, “The Tale of the Captured Souls”. We may be way off base here and it’s just a general feeling so hopefully that doesn’t spoil anything. Director Diego Hallivis says, “I wanted to push the limits of what to show on the screen while also finding moments of levity to keep the audience in a constant state of tension and release, mixing horror and comedy. For me, American Carnage is a way to bring light to a harsh reality in a form of uplifting escapism.”
American Carnage is in theaters, on demand and digital July 15th.
