31 Days of Horror – Penny Dreadful (2006)





After watching her parents die in a car accident, Penny is terrified of automobiles.  Tired of riding her bicycle everywhere, Penny seeks the help from a psychologist who takes her on a road trip to the scene of the accident with the hope of curing her.  After nearly running a hitchhiker over, they offer to give him a ride to a nearby camp.  The hitchhiker is more than a little creepy and the two try to put as much distance as possible between them.  When their car becomes disabled and Penny is trapped within, she finds that her fear of automobiles is the least of her concerns as she endures a greater terror.

Directed by Richard Brandes, Penny Dreadful stars Rachel Miner as Penny Deerborn with Mimi Rogers co-starring as her psychologist Orianna Volkes.  Despite the fact that the majority of the movie is filmed within the car, the movie focuses more on the tension that Penny endures instead of a high body count like others of its ilk.  This isn’t packed with action but it isn’t boring either.  A good tense thriller and worthy of watching on the countdown to Halloween.


Comments