Filmed throughout central and southern Ohio, After is the passion project of special effects wizard Ben Brown who wrote and directed it (and, yes, did the special effects).
One of the defining films of the New French Extremity movement, Martyrs, is a brutal endurance test that is not even remotely concerned with appealing to mass audiences or casual horror fans.
Part gut punch, part brain teaser, Shivers retains a power out of all proportion to its micro-budget, condensed shooting schedule, and inexperienced director.
