Aric Diamani

Ex-con turned "scrapper" Jake leads a quiet life caring for his family until he is pursued by violent Punjabi and Mexican criminals following a botched robbery.

Trapped inside an abandoned building by an unimaginable horror, young Eleanor is desperate to survive. But she quickly discovers she is not alone. A dark, brooding Stranger demands that Eleanor leave his hard-won sanctuary. Determined to remain safe, Eleanor cajoles the Stranger into playing emotionally brutal games for the limited amounts of water and food. Outside the walls of their dark haven, a bloodthirsty demon waits impatiently. Inside, Eleanor and the Stranger face hunger, thirst, and certain death. Who, if anyone, will survive?

In the small town of Ottawa, Illinois, where a rumor can spread like the plague and nobody's business is their own, six friends decide to change their weekly routine of watching movies in the basement and talking shit, to go out for a night on the town. On most nights this wouldn't be that taxing. But tonight isn't most nights. With rumors of the police commissioner's alleged disappearance circulating, and the mayor enacting a strict curfew, it doesn't take long for things to spiral out of control and the whole town to go mad. Is it just hysteria? Is it a curse? Is it Abraham Lincoln's fault? Nobody knows. But for the gang, only one thing is certain. They should have NEVER left the basement.