By MICHAEL GINGOLD
A potential suitor becomes a nightmare in the movie debuting on Valentine’s Day.
Shudder begins streaming THE DEAD THING on Friday, February 14. Directed by popular film podcaster and moviemaker Elric Kane from a script he wrote with Webb Wilcoxen, it stars Blu Hunt, Ben Smith-Petersen, John Karna, Katherine Hughes, Brennan Mejia, Joey Millin and Aerial Washington. The synopsis: “Alex [Hunt] is trapped in a downward spiral of shallow hookups and tepid connections, but she is caught off guard when her dating app swipes lead her into the arms of a mysterious, charming young man, Kyle [Smith-Petersen]. Despite their passionate night, when the sun rises, the mystery man is nowhere to be found. Alex then sets out to find the one person who made her feel alive. Through her investigation, she reconnects with Kyle, but also digs up a ghastly supernatural secret. The pair quickly descend into a whirlwind of obsession, dependence, lust, and infatuation that has grave consequences.”