
‘The Waves of Madness’ Trailer Introduces the World’s First Side-Scrolling Adventure Horror Film [Exclusive]

Multihyphenate actor, writer, and director Jason Trost danced his way into hearts as Jtro in “Beat Beat Revelation” in apocalyptic cult gem The Fp, and he’s leveling up his with his new video game-inspired horror feature, The Waves of Madness.
We can exclusively reveal the new trailer and poster below from Umbrella Entertainment.
Visionary writer/director Jason Trost uniquely blends classic horror influences with the latest in digital filmmaking technology, forging a new frontier in modern independent cinema. While touted as the first side-scrolling horror adventure film, pulling from classic video game influences, The Waves of Madness is also inspired by the timeless terror of 1930s monster movies.
The Waves of Madness follows “a special agent dispatched to investigate a distress call from a round-the-world cruise. Upon arrival, the agent finds the ship eerily abandoned and haunted by a malevolent force that distorts reality and warps sanity into terror.
We can exclusively reveal the new trailer and poster below from Umbrella Entertainment.
Visionary writer/director Jason Trost uniquely blends classic horror influences with the latest in digital filmmaking technology, forging a new frontier in modern independent cinema. While touted as the first side-scrolling horror adventure film, pulling from classic video game influences, The Waves of Madness is also inspired by the timeless terror of 1930s monster movies.
The Waves of Madness follows “a special agent dispatched to investigate a distress call from a round-the-world cruise. Upon arrival, the agent finds the ship eerily abandoned and haunted by a malevolent force that distorts reality and warps sanity into terror.
- 9/16/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
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