‘The Runner’ Sprints Into Bloody Madness [Trailer]
Mary Beth McAndrews
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Good music and horror are an inseparable duo. Just think about the work between Dario Argento and Goblin, Adam Egypt Mortimer and Clark. The list goes on. So, when darkwave duo Boy Harsher recently announced the release of their debut horror film, The Runner, with Shudder, we knew it was going to be good.
The Runner follows a strange woman as she travels to a secluded, rural town. There, her violent compulsions are slowly revealed. The story intertwines with Boy Harsher performing on a public access channel. Their music scores the strange woman’s descent deeper into the unknown. The movie is also intercut with a meta-style “documentary” about Boy Harsher’s recording process.
Jae Matthews and Augustus Muller of Boy Harsher wrote, directed, and produced the film. The Runner also features breakout performances by musician Kris Esfandiari (King Woman), performance artist Sigrid Lauren (FlucT), and musician Cooper B. Handy (Lucy).
Watch The Runner Trailer here:
Last year, in the midst of the obvious chaos, but additionally with Matthews’ MS diagnosis, Muller started working on moody, cinematic sketches. It was uncertain what these pieces would become other than catharsis — the duo was unable to tour and making “club music” didn’t feel right. In Matthews’ period of convalescence, she kept thinking about a sinister character: a woman running through the woods. Together, the duo developed this idea further into a film that explores lust, compulsion, and the horrific tendencies of seduction.
The Runner {Original Soundtrack) will be released alongside Boy Harsher’s new album. Both will be available on January 21st on Nude Club/City Slang.
The Runner comes to Shudder on Sunday, January 16, 2022.
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