-18 "The Temperature at which Blood Freezes" trailer

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-18" is the second scariest movie every made, the first? is it's sequel; -18: The Cold Snap. "It's obvious we have a franchise in the works here". In terms of a franchise we have created a new monster/character, the Ice Zombie or Iceman. He's young, quick witted and loves to wield an ice axe. He's forced to live in extreme cold, cold that freezes human blood. The Iceman is like a vampire who controls his victims, first his friends and later the citizens of Sugarglenn Resort. Created by a soon to be ASC cinematographer and a Horror film expert, -18 is written to accommodate the specific demands of the genera in both form and content. The form presents cinematic killings so specifically designed that they could be seen as trademarkable events. The content offers a female protagonist in a story where she is figuratively and literally forced to fight oppressive male dominance but this is not "chicklit", what we have is far deeper; symbolism and visual metaphor abound. The premise? Injun Joe places a curse on Terry Schott, a newly fired and vengeful ski team captain, who in a drunken state kills Joe's wife in a car accident. Schott seeks revenge on Joe for turning him into the Iceman by targeting his daughter Jolind. She is sent on a mission to kill the Iceman before he kills her. But how do you kill a man who thrives in a sub-zero environment, eats dry ice and will stop at nothing to get his hands on liquid nitrogen?... "that stuff is crazy tasty!". Serious, yet full of comic relief, -18 takes inspiration from classic horror in which all story points and actions support a unique hunt and capture climax and the kicker are the visuals which remind us of an action packed winter sports film. Running time is 110 minutes.

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