With Mariah Carey‘s Christmas songs playing in malls across the country, tinsel hung with good cheer everywhere, and the general warmth of the season starting to come into bloom, you might not be feeling up for a horror flick. But if the thought of another glass of eggnog will make you barf, then perhaps “The Autopsy Of Jane Doe” will be the perfect antidote.
Directed by “Trollhunter” helmer André Øvredal, and starring Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, and Ophelia Lovibond, the film follows a father/son team who run a morgue and encounter something decidedly evil when a young murder victim lands on their table. Here’s the official synopsis:
It’s just another night at the morgue for a father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) team of coroners, until an unidentified, highly unusual corpse comes in. Discovered buried in the basement of the home of a brutally murdered family, the young Jane Doe — eerily well preserved and with no visible signs of trauma — is shrouded in mystery. As they work into the night to piece together the cause of her death, the two men begin to uncover the disturbing secrets of her life. Soon, a series of terrifying events make it clear: this Jane Doe may not be dead. The latest from “Trollhunter” director André Øvredal is a scarily unpredictable, supernatural shocker that never lets up.
“The Autopsy Of Jane Doe” opens in limited release and hits VOD on December 21st.