Plot: A teen living with her father is close to turning 18. Out of the blue, her father sends her to go live with her estranged aunt. On her 18th birthday, her aunt bakes her a special cake and discloses her family's lineage. The news comes as a shock, but after eating the cake there is no way back for her.
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March 17, 2025
If you're looking for something simple and palatable, skip this one. On the surface level, Jennifer Reeder's Perpetrator looks like it's pretty familiar horror fare, but once the puzzle pieces start moving it's not the easiest film to keep track of. The lore here is peculiar, but in my book, that's a positive.
I don't think Reeder got the balance quite right though. There's too much drama floating around, only to shift to weird horror with little warning in between. It's not bad, it's just that I think the potential was there to take some of the more creative elements further. I had fun watching this, just know what you're getting yourself into.