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Puzzle House (2023)

2023 · Duncan Ralston · 222 стр. · United States of America

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<b>A group of strangers. A fortune at stake. A sinister game.</b> Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his will. Among them are the deceased's widow, who'd already begun divorce proceedings, a virologist troubled by actions in his past, and a convicted murderer on day release. The potential beneficiaries will split Vasiliev's $150M fortune if they participate in his last great work. The choice is simple: leave the house with nothing or continue in the hope of solving the six interconnecting escape rooms within this house. Once there, the participants soon discover Puzzle House is far deadlier than it appears, and that making their way through the rooms may be a matter of life and death. Someone is watching their every move, toying with them, turning them against each other. With their lives on the line, they are forced to wonder, is it all just a deadly game created by a gleeful sadist, or something far more sinister? <b>From bestselling author Duncan Ralston comes a murder mystery drenched in horror. Read at your own peril. Survive if you dare.</b>

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Why watch it?

A 2023 title built around Adventure, Adventurous and Blood. Directed by Duncan Ralston.

Who is it for?

You’ll like it if you enjoy

Not ideal if you are looking for

  • Паранормальное
  • Боди-хоррор
  • Колдовство
  • Бестиарий

Influences

  1. 1976
    Interview with the Vampire
  2. 1990
    Berserk, Vol. 1
  3. 1991
    American Psycho
  4. 1996
    Exquisite Corpse
  5. 1996
    Dead Silence
  6. 2023
    Puzzle House

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