2012 · horror · thriller · slasher
The Collection
Directed by Marcus Dunstan1h 22m2012
Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.
Our read: The Collection (2012) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · thriller · slasher entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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