Dating Apps Are a Nightmare. New Horror FilmThe Dead ThingTakes It to Another Level in First Trailer (Exclusive)
Mar. 15, 2025Horror fans are in for a treat this Valentine’s Day.
The horror-focused streamerShudderhas shared the trailer for its upcoming movieThe Dead Thingexclusively with PEOPLE. The movie stars Blu Hunt (The New Mutants) as Alex, a woman who finds herself constantly on a string of dates obtained through dating apps until she meets Kyle (Ben Smith-Petersen), whom an official synopsis for the movie describes as “a mysterious, charming young man.”
The pair find an immediate attraction to each other and spend the night together, but when they next cross paths Kyle appears not to know Alex. Her reality appears to change as the movie’s story develops, and at one point she arrives at her office only to learn she has been mysteriously absent from work for nine days.
Blu Hunt in The Dead Thing.IFC Films
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“Despite their passionate night, when the sun rises, the mystery man is nowhere to be found,” the official synopsis reads. “Alex then sets out to find the one person who made her feel alive. Through her investigation, she reconnects with Kyle, but also digs up a ghastly supernatural secret. The pair quickly descend into a whirlwind of obsession, dependence, lust, and infatuation that has grave consequences.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I worked in the very office the film is set in and a co-worker was always recounting her many adventures of online dating and the various apps and strange encounters she had,” Kane tells PEOPLE of the new movie. “It sounded exhausting but I wrote down a note on my phone ‘Internet Dating App Horror??’ and a few months later it led to a full idea for the film.”
Blu Hunt and Ben Smith-Petersen in The Dead Thing.IFC Films
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“I think people will relate to the alienation of dating and I think people often find themselves in sudden relationships that are empty or soul sucking as a way to escape the loneliness of modern dating and the fear of being alone,” Hunt tells PEOPLE.
The Dead Thingbegins streaming on Shudder Feb. 14.
source: people.com
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