Since his girlfriend, who he's honestly in love with, is out of town,
Jack (Bill Fellows) decides to go to bed early ... and suddenly he wakes
up inside a coffin, which is apparently already under ground. Now this
isn't really calming for him, what with him suffering from claustrophobia
and all, and the voice that speaks to him doesn't help his panic at all,
either, as he's accused of raping, killing and cutting up a little girl,
and the voice asks for a confession - which Jack isn't willing, maybe not
even able (?) to give ... John's (Bryan Murray) a loving husband, but
Jane (Cora Fenton) hasn't been the same lately, she seems to suffer from
depressions and panic attacks, and while he tries to help her, she shuts
him out more and more - she has just never overcome the loss of their
daughter ... Now Torment is a slow movie, and there
isn't very much actually going on on screen, really, and there's certainly
very little regarding on-screen violence - but boy, this is a movie that
does get under your skin! And that's thanks to a very cleverly written
screenplay that hides much more between the lines than it actually tells,
a directorial effort that manages to use restraint to its most horrifying
effect while giving the story enough space to breathe, and a first rate
cast. Basically, this is the stuff that gives you nightmares - and thus
totally recommended for every horror enthusiast!
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