The Severed Sun

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Logan D When a young woman kills her abusive husband, her patriarchal community responds by calling her a witch. It doesn't help that residents are being killed. Although never stated when the film is set, the story occurs within a Puritan like culture ruled by an overbearing pastor. Women are second class citizens. I cannot say I would recommend this film if someone asked for a good folk horror but it did resonate with me despite being underdeveloped. It's heavily inspired by such films as The Blood on Satan's Claw and the more recent Eggers' film The Witch (which the director has admitted) and sadly doesn't reach beyond to stand on it's own. Narratively it's under-developed but I love the mood, thematic depth, and design (albeit low budget) of The Beast killing residents. I must be an outlier on the cinematography. Many praise it but I found myself thinking, "this was filmed on someone's farm and it looks like it. Perhaps that was intentional but it pulled me out of the narrative sometimes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/25 Full Review Brodie O I thought this first feature by Dean Puckett was remarkable for a number of reasons. Shot in twelve days on a very small budget below a million. After compromising with executives. Incredible! Stunning cinematography, excellent performances! Stand out from all leads and supporting cast. Jodhi May is again popping out of the screen and grabbing you by the shoulders and shaking you brilliant! The gesture to this being set in the near future or now I thought was genius for an added dimension. The road, the buildings. Which added something for me anyway. The score was bloody excellent. If this got a decent budget it would be extraordinarily wonderful I’m certain. I hope he gets the opportunity to create his next long format idea, Seagull! Again the cinematography needs to be praised very highly. The style and class of this movie is both zeitgeist and fresh. Beautiful craftsmanship on this film. Respect ! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/25 Full Review Audience Member From the opening scene, through the ending credits, this is a horror masterpiece. Deep, dark and full of dread. This is a how a great film is made. Perfection!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/25 Full Review Wayne K The Severed Sun demonstrates that writer/director Dean Puckett has a talent for building suspense, creating an air of mystery and using music to further enhance these elements. Unfortunately, the overall feeling I got from the film is that it’s a well made short stretched to (almost) feature length. I don’t mean that in the sense that it feels too long and starts to drag, instead it feels like the themes and social commentary are not fully fleshed out. There arent many characters, not a lot of development and not a real sense of what the community is, what it stands for or why it exists as an isolated unit. I like the dark magic element, which was well integrated and has an obviously insidious effect on the populace, and the acting and dialogue create a real time and place that, while undetermined, feels reminiscent of old timey folk horror stories. I feel like there’s a lot more that could have been done to improve and enhance it, like this was only the 2nd or 3rd draft of the script and needed a bit more work. But as it is, it’s a well made and interesting eye into a specific way of life and all its foibles. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/14/25 Full Review Gage H Intense religious cult in remote area gets a taste of the other side when a demon corrupts a few of it's members. It's a slow burn witchy arthouse movie. Also, did they ever let that kid out of that room?! Now he's in there forever. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Charlie B I so wanted to like this movie. But it was a collection of tired tropes and under developed characters and their stories. Boring with nothing new to say. But it's visually stunning, and atmospheric, so it gets a couple of stars for that. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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