Ghost stories around the world, andinternational horror cinemahas fed into this hunger with classics likeKwaidanandThe Orphanage.

What Is Rift About?

Things get very snowy and very suspicious.

Björn Stefánsson as Gunnar, walking alongside a snowy mountain with blood on his face and neck in Rift.

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The cabin is Einar and Gunnars own little world, a shelter in the middle of barren land.

But its not just arguments over their breakup that can drain the place of its warmth.

The countryside is as depleted of life as their old romance.

A bloodied Gunnar (Björn Stefánsson) stands against the countryside in the Icelandic queer horror film Rift (2017).

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The tension between them is as palpable as the dread that mounts when they realize they arent safe.

One was the cook and the other initiated conversations.

A darkly-dressed human figure trudges through the snow towards a cabin with a rifle over their shoulder.

A mysterious figure stands near a house in the Icelandic queer horror film Rift (2017).

Image via Breaking Glass Pictures

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