FilmRSlasher Psychological Survival

Frayed2007

Name: Frayed
Genre: Slasher, Psychological, Survival
Released: 2007-10-17
Rating: 5.7

“Evil burns within the mind of madness”

Directed by Norbert Caoili, Rob Portmann

5.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 5.5TMDB 5.0

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Year

2007

Runtime

111 min

Box Office

🏆 2 nominations

The premise

Pat Baker is a small town sheriff. His son, Kurt, is a deranged young man with a dark secret. Sheriff Baker's worst nightmare comes true when Kurt escapes from a psychiatric hospital where he was locked away for the brutal murder of his mother thirteen years earlier. Gary, a hospital security guard, sets out into the woods to stop him, but soon finds himself relentlessly hunted by the deranged psychopath intent on killing him and anyone who crosses his path. Sheriff Baker launches an intense search to find his son, only to discover that his daughter, Sara, and her friends are camping in the same woods where Kurt has escaped. Kurt's psychosis escalates, as does his vengeful killing spree, culminating in a terrifying, climactic confrontation with Kurt, the sheriff and his family.

Horror Vault's take

When a violent young man escapes a psychiatric facility after more than a decade locked away, the quiet woods surrounding a small town become a deadly hunting ground. A local sheriff faces an unthinkable personal nightmare as the manhunt intensifies and innocent campers find themselves in the killer's path. With danger closing in from every direction, the line between lawman and desperate father begins to blur. Frayed delivers a meat-and-potatoes slasher that leans into raw tension and relentless pursuit.

Content: Graphic Violence, Depictions Of Psychosis And Institutionalization, Threat To Teenagers, Matricide Depicted In Backstory