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The Red Mask

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A reclusive screenwriter retreats to a remote cabin to revive a classic 80s slasher -- but when her screenplay starts writing back and masked strangers arrive with a hidden agenda, the lines between homage, horror, and reality bleed together in this meta, blood-soaked thriller. When Allina Green, a hotshot indie screenwriter, is hired to revive a cult slasher franchise, she and her fiancée Deetz retreat to a remote rental to 'method-write' a fresh take. But as Allina's script begins to rewrite itself and two unsettling strangers show up claiming to have booked the same cabin, her weekend writing retreat becomes a terrifying descent into fandom, identity, and a legacy she never asked to inherit.

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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Nov 7
3.5/5
There’s smart staging, structural and visual misdirection, and a number of sharp twists. Go to Full Review Lee McCoy DrumDums Oct 13
7/10
The Red Mask takes the meta approach with current social trends daringly and quite effectively thanks to the hard focus on what slasher movies are ultimately meant to be: bloody, inventive and fun. Go to Full Review Bee Delores B-Sides & Badlands Oct 12
5/5
With The Red Mask, filmmaker Ritesh Gupta has a hit in the making. It’s hyperaware enough about genre not to be distracting and original enough to stand out in the current slasher renaissance. Go to Full Review Anton Bitel SciFiNow Sep 15
4/5
It is at once a home invasion slasher with all the subtlety of an axe to the chest or a pitchfork to the head, and a convoluted postmodern poioumenon tracking its own composition from numerous namechecked sources. Go to Full Review Kat Hughes THN Aug 29
4/5
A film that would pair well with New Nightmare and the Scream films, The Red Mask takes aim at toxic genre fans, with this twisty slasher thriller. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Ritesh Gupta

Director

Helena Howard

Actor

Inanna Sarkis

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Jake Abel

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Kelli Garner

Actor

Samantha Gurash

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Movie Info

Synopsis A reclusive screenwriter retreats to a remote cabin to revive a classic 80s slasher -- but when her screenplay starts writing back and masked strangers arrive with a hidden agenda, the lines between homage, horror, and reality bleed together in this meta, blood-soaked thriller. When Allina Green, a hotshot indie screenwriter, is hired to revive a cult slasher franchise, she and her fiancée Deetz retreat to a remote rental to 'method-write' a fresh take. But as Allina's script begins to rewrite itself and two unsettling strangers show up claiming to have booked the same cabin, her weekend writing retreat becomes a terrifying descent into fandom, identity, and a legacy she never asked to inherit.
Director
Ritesh Gupta
Producer
Atit Shah, Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins
Screenwriter
Samantha Gurash, Patrick Robert Young
Production Co
Create Entertainment, Intrinsic Value Films
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 31m