Asylum

In a seedy comedy club, Brandon prepares to present his final stand-up show. As the crowd warms to his act, he begins to realise that his fate is inexplicably linked to the stories that he tells. From a fake exorcism that turns terrifyingly real to a poignant zombie love story by way of a battle of wits between mecha-Trump and a chicken, Asylum is a remarkable anthology of ten twisted horror and dark fantasy tales from around the world. A perfect addition to the online Night-in of the Dead programme.

Asylum: Twisted Horror and Fantasy Tales (to give it its full title) is the new anthology of horror, science fiction and black comedy, produced by the New Zealand company Black Mandala, following the positive reception of ‘A Night of Horror: Nightmare Radio’. Nicolás Onetti (‘Abrakadabra’, ‘What the Waters Left Behind’) is the creative director of the film, while Carlos Goitia directs the lead story, with a script by horror novelists Guillermo Lockhart and Mauro Croche. The shorts include performances by Goya Award nominee Itziar Castro and Sam Jaeger, who plays Tim Powell on the hit series ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’. The film has prestigious directors from all over the world: Alejandro Damiani (‘Evil Dead’, ‘Don´t Breathe’), Damien LeVeck, Kheireddine El-Helou, Mat Johns, Albert Pinto and Caye Casas, Walgenwitz & Winshluss, Andrew Desmond, Adam O’Brien and Hendryk Witscherkowsky.