Baskin
Directed by Can Evrenol
In this surreal Turkish horror, a police squad answer a distress call from a strange local town and find themselves plunged into a living nightmare when they’re captured by a cult and taken to an abandoned building. Navigating the labyrinthian nature of the building, the group seemingly descend further and further into the depths of hell. Originally a short from 2012, BASKIN was developed into a feature length film after it received rave reviews from the horror community. Notable for its nightmarish feel, BASKIN has been compared to the films of Lucio Fulci and the A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST series.
A squad of unsuspecting cops goes through a trapdoor to Hell when they stumble upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building.
Cast: Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu
Member Reviews
I saw this a few years ago and I've been looking for it again. I can't say I loved it the first time, but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I also couldn't remember what country it was from, but the imagery in this film is impactful. I love the boring bits of this film as well, they make a horror fan crazy, and that's part of the thrill of watching horror.
Honestly, this movie made me mad. It had such good potential to be this scary psychological horror with really creepy ambiance only for it to just turn into a generic torture porn flick. I'm sorry, but when the big twist happened, I literally felt nothing. I just shut down and wished for the credits to start rolling.
Pretty good.
Loved this one!
I watched this months ago and hated it, but I have not been able to stop thinking about it so I just watched it again. The first half is boring, but when it goes off the rails it goes all the way off. I think I understand it a little better this time, but I feel like there has to be some cultural understanding I am missing that might make it more clear. Mehmet Cerrahoglu is fantastic; he deserves more horror roles as he was absolutely mesmerizing in this thing. I definitely appreciate this movie more knowing what I was going to get going in this time around.