Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite2015
“Evil Lives In The Reflection”
Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
🏆 1 win & 2 nominations total
The premise
There is an ancient ritual known to humankind for more than a hundred years...According to the legend, an ominous entity known as The Queen of Spades can be summoned by drawing a door and staircase on a mirror in the darkness, and by saying her name three times. The Queen of Spades gets her energy from reflective objects; she cuts locks of hair from those asleep, and those that see her go mad or die. Four teenagers decide to call The Queen of Spades as a joke. But when one of them dies of a sudden heart attack, the group realizes they are up against something inexplicable and deadly dangerous.
Horror Vault's take
Rooted in a century-old piece of Eastern European folklore, this Russian horror film follows a group of teenagers who treat an ancient summoning ritual as little more than a dare — until the supernatural pushes back with lethal force. The legend of the Queen of Spades centers on mirrors, darkness, and a entity that punishes those who dare speak her name. What begins as adolescent thrill-seeking quickly spirals into something the group is terrifyingly unprepared to face. Fans of mirror-based folk horror and slow-burn dread will find this one hard to shake.
Content: Supernatural Violence, Death Of A Teenager, Psychological Distress, Jump Scares
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