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Take a strange trip into the desert with “TERRIFIER” star in “THE BUILDOUT”; trailer and release info

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

It’s an uneasy ride with two motorcycle-riding women.

Ethos Releasing will bring THE BUILDOUT to all VOD platforms February 25. Written and directed by Zeshaan Younus, it stars TERRIFIER’s Jenna Kanell (pictured above), Hannah Alline, Natasha Halevi, Michael Sung Ho and Danielle Evon Ploeger. The synopsis: “Something is happening in the desert. The epicenter is a strange tent, humming with an imbued esoteric energy. What is found within its walls is incomprehensible. We first meet Dylan [Alline] and Cameron [Kanell] as they barrel deeper into the desert. One knows exactly where they’re going, the other one is doing their best to be a good friend. On a road trip fueled by junk food and documented by a handheld camera, the women traverse a landscape that feels more like Mars than Earth–the California Desert. This is their last chance to get back–back to what they used to be. Today, they are but mere fragments of their former selves; weighed down by the looming presence of a shared tragedy.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).