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Summary
- Night of the Hunted is a thrilling Shudder Original Film featuring a young woman targeted by a sadistic sniper.
- The film joins a lineup of exciting horror movies coming to Shudder in October, including V/H/S 85 and When Evil Lurks.
- Night of the Hunted is due to premiere on Friday, October 20 on Shudder and AMC+.
Check out an exclusive trailer and poster for the upcoming thriller, Night of the Hunted, a Shudder Original Film that finds a young woman suddenly at the whim of a sadistic sniper. Led by No Limit star Camille Rowe, Night of the Hunted is just one of several exciting horror outings coming to Shudder in October, with the rest of the line-up including further original features such as V/H/S 85 and When Evil Lurks, as well as old favorites like Evil Dead II, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and the Saw series. Check out our exclusive trailer and poster for Night of the Hunted below:
Alongside this exclusive trailer, you can read the official synopsis for Night of the Hunted below:
When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she’s made the plaything of a sociopathic sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.
Directed by Franck Khalfoun and written by Rubén Ávila Calvo, Glen Freyer, and Franck Khalfoun, Night of the Hunted counts famed horror director Alexandre Aja as a producer.
Night of the Hunted finds Camille Rowe (No Limit, The Deep House) in the lead, with the supporting cast including the likes of Aleksandar Popovic (Power, Black Widows), J. John Bieler (The Food That Built America, Unverified), newcomer Monaia Abdelrahim, and Brian Breiter (I Lived, Amityville: The Awakening).
Night of the Hunted Is Not the First Time a Character Has Been Tormented by a Sniper
The horror genre is of course no stranger to terrifying tormentors, with the likes of Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and the Ghostface killer no doubt the first to come to mind. But what happens when said killer can take you out from a safe distance with expert precision? That is the scary situation that Camille Rowe’s character finds herself in Night of the Hunted, but she’s not the first to enter the crosshair of a ruthless sniper.
One of the most famous examples is surely the Joel Schumacher-directed psychological thriller, Phone Booth, from back in 2002. Starring Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Radha Mitchell, and Kiefer Sutherland, Phone Booth centers on an arrogant young publicist who answers a random ringing phone and quickly finds his life is at risk thanks to a malevolent sniper at the other end of the call.
Night of the Hunted is not the first time that Shudder has given audiences the tale of a murderous, sniper rifle sporting loon. Back in 2017, the horror flick Downrange was released, and finds a group of friends who, after becoming stranded at the side of the road after a tire blowout, become targets for an enigmatic sniper.
Night of the Hunted is due to premiere on Friday, October 20 on Shudder and AMC+, and looks like a more than worthy addition to the pedigree of this specific subgenre.
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