A Classic Horror Story 2021

As Elisa (undecided about her impending abortion) embarks on a journey to Calabria with an eclectic group of strangers - travel blogger Fabrizio, doctor Riccardo, and charismatic couple Sofia and Mark (played by (actor name)) - she unwittingly becomes entangled in a web of eerie circumstances. The ride-sharing service’s RV, driven by the affable Fabrizio, takes them on a winding route, where Elisa’s morning sickness forces an impromptu pit stop. Mark, behind the wheel, indulges in a beer-fueled haze, leading to a catastrophic collision with a deceased goat - an omen that portends the darkness to come.

The group awakens to find themselves stranded in a mystical clearing, surrounded by an ancient forest, with no recollection of how they arrived. A rustic cabin beckons, but Fabrizio and Riccardo’s trepidation grows as they stumble upon three twisted scarecrows, adorned with pig heads, seemingly worshiped at some sort of altar. Elisa, meanwhile, discovers a cryptic mural within the cottage, depicting deities Osso, Mastosso, and Carcagnosso - symbols of a twisted cult that seeks riches through human sacrifice.

As night falls, the group huddles together in the RV, their unease palpable as they’re jolted by distant screams emanating from the cabin. In a bold move, everyone but Mark ventures inside to investigate, only to uncover Chiara - a girl trapped within a cocoon of hay, her tongue brutally mutilated. The group’s horror is short-lived, as Mark (played by (actor name)) is dragged away by three masked figures, his screams echoing through the night.

With Elisa and company hiding in the attic, they’re forced to bear witness to Mark’s gruesome torture at the hands of the cultists - his eyes gouged out and feet shattered with a wooden mallet. The trio then drags Mark’s lifeless body outside, leaving the remaining group members to await dawn’s arrival, desperate to escape through the forest.

As the night wears on, the group stumbles upon a graveyard of abandoned cars, stark reminders that they’re not the first victims of this cult’s fanatical brutality. Chiara, now revealed as the only survivor of her family’s gruesome fate, shares her tragic story through a diary, serving as a haunting reminder of the horrors that lie ahead.

As night envelops the clearing, the group finds themselves perpetually wandering, their circular route leading them back to the same sacred space where they first gathered. In a moment of revelry, they share tales and indulge in the last remaining beer, their laughter and tears mingling as they drink away their fears. But in the midst of this cathartic release, Elisa awakens to a ghastly sight: a procession of robed figures, their faces obscured by masks, has converged on the cabin with Sofia, Chiara, and Riccardo as human pawns on a twisted altar. The air is heavy with foreboding as the masked cultists, representing Osso, Mastosso, and Carcagnosso, begin their dark ritual.

The scene unfolds like a macabre dance: Sofia’s eyes are gouged out, Riccardo’s ears brutally mangled, and Chiara is trapped within a gigantic scarecrow. The group watches in horror as Sofia and Riccardo meet their gruesome ends, their lifeless bodies splayed across the stage. Meanwhile, Elisa realizes that Fabrizio had spiked their drinks with sleeping pills, his betrayal now manifesting through the hidden earpiece he wears.

Her outrage boiling over, Elisa confronts Fabrizio, only to discover that she has been unwittingly part of a sinister film production. The true extent of her entrapment is revealed as she’s dragged outside and left to awaken at dawn, her hands nailed to the armrests of a wheelchair. As the sun rises, she finds herself in a control room, surrounded by hidden cameras and a team of filmmakers orchestrating every gruesome detail.

Fabrizio, the director, emerges, his true nature revealed: he’s using Elisa as part of an amateur snuff film, attempting to craft a classic horror story. Enraged, Elisa breaks free from her restraints and sets out to infiltrate the production camp. Her search leads her to Chiara, still alive and Fabrizio’s sister, who’s privy to the next stages of the film. Elisa discovers that the local mayor is secretly tied to the ‘Ndrangheta, the regional Italian Mafia group, and the one backing Fabrizio’s project.

With her anger reaching a boiling point, Elisa kills Chiara with a shotgun blast, then turns on Fabrizio, shooting him in the leg before delivering the final blow. As she surveys the carnage, she finds an exit from the forest, cleverly disguised as a restricted military zone. Covered in blood and gore, she emerges onto a beach, where unsuspecting bathers capture her descent into the sea with their cell phones.

In a chilling post-credits scene, a BloodFlix app user participates in a virtual discussion about Fabrizio’s movie, which has aired with the final footage of Elisa killing him. The user delivers a scathing review of the film, its brutality and artificiality evident to all who dare watch.