2023 is already shaping up to be a horrorific year.
And I don’t just mean the current state of the United Kingdom with its sick workforce, nhs crisis, rail strikes, nurse strikes, royal mail strikes, border force strikes, laywer strikes, food shortages, covid waves, cost of living crisis, and incompetant and uncaring Conservative government.
No, I’m talking about the fantastic new horror films coming your way this year.
Let’s start with Brandon Cronenberg’s latest offering, Infinity Pool. The Cronenberg family have been on a bit of a roll lately with last year’s release of David Cronenberg’s Crimes Of The Future [2022], and his son, Brandon Cronenberg’s burgeoning career. His latest imminent release is the follow up to the mindbending Possessor [2020], a revenge film about identity featuring body horror, shock value, and great cinematography. Like father, like son.
Infinity Pool’s premise concerns a young writer, played by Alexander Skarsgård, looking for inspiration on a road trip with his partner when he accidentally kills someone in a hit and run in a remote country, and is soon apprehended by the authorities. The punishment for his crime in this undisclosed country? The death penalty. But for a huge financial sum, the authorities can grow a body double who will be executed on his behalf.
Infinity Pool is released on January 27th, 2023.
Watch the trailer below: