Part of the new After Dark Originals series of films, this creepy horror is now out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Watch the trailer and read my review, next...
Set in the remote farmlands of the US, a group of sexy young teens crash their car into a cornfield and are forced to seek refuge in an abandoned farmhouse. Soon members of their party start to go missing, reappearing as zombie-like drones controlled by a supernatural force that lives in the cornfields. The remaining survivors must find a safe way to cross the cornfields and avoid the ominous and deadly scarecrows that line the way out.

Husk appears to be one of the better ones, taking what initially seems like a very formulaic, by-the-numbers horror setting and giving it an interesting spin. When we're first introduced to the core main characters, they appear to have driven past the set of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and right into a lower budget copycat film; but there's an interesting supernatural thread to Husk that gives it a bit of an edge.

The setting is used to create a claustrophobic and nightmarish maze (or should that be maize?), the 8 foot tall reeds of corn providing cover for the scared teens, as well as the evil within. At times it's hard to keep track of where the threat is coming from, but overall the cornfield is used effectively. The farmhouse is just like every other seemingly safe, remote setting for a horror film... there's more to it than meets the eye.

Husk may be a bit limited in scope, but ultimately it's fun, scary fare. I'd not be surprised to see a Husk 2 at my video store in the future, and hopefully the rest of the After Dark Originals are of a similarly inventive standard.
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