Tag Archives: The Gift

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A prostitute fleeing from the scene of a murder is offered refuge in an old antique store by the mysterious shopkeeper. Upon hearing her story, he offers her a way out of her predicament in the form of a gift. REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have THE GIFT, written and directed by Tom Ryan. …

For ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and other things that go bump in the night, the rich and strange landscape of the American Southeast provides an abundance of creepy hiding places. Which brings us to the literary/cinematic genre known as “Southern Gothic,” a vein of storytelling that, like good art, is hard to define, but you do know it when you see …

SYNOPSIS: “Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon’s high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn’t recognise Gordo at first, but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered …