This Movie Turned Heartbreak Into a Horror Story

It would be fair to consider heartbreak as being a particularly personal type of horror, and After Midnight uses this concept to its advantage.

The horror-drama directed by Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella, and starring Gardner and Brea Grant ingeniously melds the conventions used by romantic dramas and creature features to create something wholly new.

During the movie’s swift run, both the conflict between the estranged main couple and the threats posed by an unidentified beast of the night come to a head in a surprising and original finale, confidently making the case for this contrastingly complementary new genre.

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