The Seeding trailer: Scott Haze, Kate Lyn Sheil horror film reaches theatres and PVOD next month

Barnaby Clay has directed music videos for the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Take That, created unique art installations, won awards for making short films, and crafted the documentary SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock. Now he has made his narrative feature directorial debut with the horror film The Seeding, which is set to reach theatres and PVOD on January 26th. With that date just one month away, a trailer for The Seeding has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Starring Scott Haze of Venom and Jurassic World: Dominion and Kate Lyn Sheil of The Sacrament and She Dies Tomorrow, the film has the following synopsis: When a hiker gets lost in the desert, a gang of feral children propelled by haunting legacies traps him in a sadistic battle for survival with a frightening endgame. Here’s an alternative synopsis: A hiker lost in the desert takes refuge with a woman living alone, and soon discovers that she might not be there willingly.

Clay provided this statement: “The Seeding deals with big themes, but in a small, contained way, almost like a brutal adult version of a children’s story or fable – something to bore under your skin and stick around for a while. I hope, like all great horror, it speaks some truth about human nature, even if its a side we’d rather not see.” He also told our friends at Bloody Disgusting, “The film has been gestating for a long time, so it’s thrilling for people to finally get to experience it. I say ‘experience’ because I set out to make The Seeding as immersive as possible. It’s not a film to feel removed from, it’s an experience that drags you though the sand, the heat, the decay, and also natural beauty of the world it takes place in. I had a similar feeling watching certain films from the ’70s, mostly from Australia; Walkabout, Picnic At Hanging Rock, Wake in Fright – I left these movies sunburnt and destroyed. I was also struck by films from the same period such as Deliverance, that expose the male psyche in its most primal reactive form. Who knows how you’d react under a similar set of circumstances? I probably wouldn’t fare too well.”

What did you think of the trailer for The Seeding? Does this film sound interesting to you? Let us know by leaving a comment below – and while you’re scrolling down, take a look at this poster art by Akiko Stehrenberger: