FilmPsychological Slasher Survival

Murder in the afternoon2026

Name: Murder in the afternoon
Genre: Psychological, Slasher, Survival
Released: 2026-08-29

Directed by Alexandro postlbauer

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Year

2026

Runtime

115 min

Box Office

Budget

$1,000

The premise

Set in 2005, Murder in the Afternoon follows friends Roman, Victor, Ethan, and Mark as they unpack their lives in a bizarrely desolate apartment complex in Eden Heights. What begins as typical roommate bickering and movie nights quickly turns into a living nightmare when they find a mysterious package containing their old home movie script alongside an ominous message. When Mark is brutally attacked in the building's forbidden basement, the remaining friends realize a real-life psycho is hunting them. Paranoia tears the group apart as they try to survive an unseen killer who considers their terror nothing more than a game.

Horror Vault's take

Set in 2005, four friends settle into a eerily quiet apartment complex only to have their mundane routines shattered by a chilling discovery — a mysterious package that feels far too personal to be coincidence. Someone knows them, and that someone has decided their fear is entertainment. As an unseen predator closes in, trust fractures and the group's bonds are tested in the most brutal way imaginable. Murder in the Afternoon traps its characters — and its audience — in a slow-burn game where the rules keep changing.

Content: Graphic Violence, Brutal Physical Assault