Prey

Upcoming indie Australian horror film starring Jesse Johnson, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Natalie Walker, Ben Kermode, Christian Clark, Kristin Sargent, and Jennifer Hansen.

Directed by George Miller (The Man From Snowy River).

---

This is a unique new supernatural horror film. It is the story of 6 friends who embark on a 4WD adventure through the Outback and become prey to an ancient supernatural evil.A mythical entity is harboured by a local indigenous habitant who releases the creature in revenge for the horrible death of his mother in the past. The effect on the male travelers is deadly, but for the woman the beast has something far more insidious in mind.

It is a refreshingly different Australian horror film combining the mythical elements of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and the classic horror devices of THE EVIL DEAD.

As in PICNIC, an Australian supernatural evil from the ancient Dreamtime lurks in the desert luring the victims who come within its reach. As in EVIL DEAD, the entity has been wakened by a contemporary event, and now kills and possesses its victims who, in their possessed form, kills the others.

Combining elements from these two successful films, and relying more on unease and dread rather than the schlock-horror tools of blood and gore, PREY is a unique high concept film that will appeal to the insatiable consumers of the horror genre.

The screenplay was penned by novice West Australian writer, John Soto, a fanatical horror buff who is an expert and authority in the horror genre.

PREY will be filmed in Victoria with second unit in WA and a predominantly Australian cast.

---

In April of 1987, two North Americans disappeared in the West Australian desert on a 4WD holiday. They were never seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and totally unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site–less than an hour away from the closest town. Two years later, in May of 1989, the two men were both found dead of natural causes, on the same day, 1000 miles apart back in North America.

Prey follows the story of 3 couples who set out into the same desert and unluckily end up in the same area, at the same time of year, with disastrous results. These three couples, one from the USA and two from Australia, are about to learn the horrible truth about what happens when your 4WD holiday goes horribly wrong. In the desert, in the night, in the dark. Preconceived assumptions about friendship, undiscovered sexual liaisons, and false leadership come apart as the three couples realize that the vacation’s over.