William Baldwin

The clock is ticking down to frightful fun in Minutes To Midnight, the gruesome new horror film from director, Chris Ray. A charismatic cast of soon to be corpses and some startlingly lethal killers will have you toasting to violence as the bell tolls and credits roll. Starting with the glut of slasher films in the 80’s, the killer bent on mutilating not so innocent victims had to have more than a sharp instrument capable of impaling their prey. Jason Voorhees donned his iconic hockey mask in 3-D, Freddy Krueger started his sadistic stand-up set by welcoming someone to prime time and Michael Meyers played the silent psycho to the hilt. Though the story lovingly plays on familiar tropes, Minutes To Midnight still manages to forge it’s own identity for a trio of killers stalking visitors to a quiet mountain town with a dark past. Here’s a snapshot of the plot: What happens when a night of fun turns into a night of horror? Seven friends and a mysterious backpacker converge