Riding the Bullet2004

🏆 1 nomination total

Horror Vault's take

Set against the eerie backdrop of 1969 New England, a troubled young art student's fragile grip on reality is tested when a personal crisis sends him hitchhiking through the night to reach his hospitalized mother. The dark roadside journey he undertakes becomes something far more sinister than a simple trip, as the rides he catches blur the line between the living and the dead. Adapted from a Stephen King story, the film leans into psychological dread and ghostly atmosphere over outright gore. What begins as a portrait of a young man haunted by suicidal thoughts evolves into a chilling confrontation with forces that may not be entirely of this world.

Content: Suicide Themes, Depictions Of Self-Harm, Disturbing Imagery, Supernatural Violence