The Miseries
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Stricken with shame resulting from the circumstances of her husband’s murder, Bree (Ohm) enters a cursed apartment that entraps and torments her. Terrified and all alone, Bree is driven to take her own life, but even dying isn’t an escape. Now in another layer of the incessant haunting, Bree discovers other women who have met a similar end, all stuck in their individual loops and made to face their shame for what appears to be an eternity. Together they must unravel the terrifying mysteries keeping them hostage, so that they may finally ‘move on’ and prevent another tenant falling victim to the apartment.
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There's currently no US distribution.
Filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The feature film directorial debut of Ashlea Wessel, who was quoted saying: "The Miseries is a fascinating project for me as a filmmaker and as a horror fan. This film plays with psychological horror conventions in a way that subverts and celebrates well trodden tropes, while pushing the boundaries of the genre through mind-bending, non-linear storytelling. Thematically, it’s an exploration of human guilt and trauma from a female perspective, investigating how our individual experiences are never just ours. In some way, they're part of a larger shared experience, for better or for worse."
One of the film's producers said the following about the project: "This unique genre blended horror evokes a bone chilling discomfort as it builds on its own constructs to a crescendo that pulls at the heart strings as well as scares you out of your wits. This film is sure to be a visual delight with cinematography by multi-award-winning indie superstar Paul Sarossy together with the visionary elegance of popular horror director Ashlea Wessel. We are excited to have discovered such a strong local ensemble cast."
It's said that the movie spans "multiple realities, timelines, and genres."
This is an indie horror movie that's described as a "terrifying spin on the time loop story."