Texas Cult House

A group of teenagers seek thrills at the abandoned house of an infamous cult, count me in! I was lucky to catch this at the Austin Film Festival and boy did it deliver. Writer/Director Julia Barnett unapologetically leans into familiar horror tropes while making her own mark on the genre with a unique take on cults. The teenagers in Texas Cult House are both appropriately naive and surprisingly adept handling their increasingly horrific situation. Adrianne Palicki of Friday Night Lights and The Orville fame, is terrific as the mother who knows her kids absence is more than just high schoolers out having fun who failed to check in. Palicki, in full momma bear mode, also has a mysterious connection to this cult house. Barnett teases a sequel at the end that is every bit as compelling as the entire film. Hope it comes to a midnight screen near you!