I will be posting Christmas-themed horror films over the next 24 days of LosMas; for the eighth night, I am posting the 2018 isolation horror movie Island Zero.
Island Zero (2018)
An isolated fishing community on an island near Maine loses contact with the mainland as the Christmas holiday approaches. Dependent on the mainland for fuel, supplies, and other food items, the locals slowly panic when the ferry does not show up, messages are ignored, and locals who venture out do not return. What they do find out will make them question if the missing members of the community had a better fate than what awaits them. Island Zero is a 2018 eco-horror movie directed by Joss Gerritsen and written by Tess Gerritsen. The film features a cast of actors who are not well known but offer convincing portrayals of the local population, giving the viewer characters you feel sympathy for. Island Zero plays into conspiratorial fears often seen in movies when people are cut off from outside sources and turn to fear and mistrust. As a result, we get a film that seems more realistic and terrifying, given recent incidents involving industrial accidents. While the movie does not focus too much on Christmas, the winter setting adds another level of fear as the population faces starvation and suffering from the elements.
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