Taglines: The art of killing.
The film opens in a garage with an unconscious young woman having her head wrapped in duct tape and her legs chained to the back of two cars. A man and woman walk to their cars on their way to work. As the couple start their cars they exit the driveway. The woman in the car notices the victim, but as she exits her car to warn the man, he drives off.
Neil Conners (Cody Kasch) receives a chain letter from an anonymous person telling him that he is the first person who links the chain, and instructing him to forward it to five people or else he will die. His sister Rachael (Cherilyn Wilson) forwards the letter, but to only four recipients. Neil then adds his sister to the list and sends it.
Rachael’s best friend, Jessica “Jessie” Campbell (Nikki Reed), gets the letter and forwards it to five friends. Johnny Jones (Matt Cohen) also receives it but refuses to send it, believing it to be ridiculous. While he is getting a drink of water at the fountain in the gym, a black hooded figure slams his head on the fountain, knocking two of his teeth out. Unconscious, he is chained by his arms to a gym set anr has his ankles sliced open. After which the killer uses the chains to slice his face open, killing him.
Jessie becomes suspicious as more people start to die. While taking a bath, Rachael becomes suspicious of a possible intruder inside the house. She investigates and is attacked by the killer who whips her with the chain several times as she runs through the house to escape. Re-entering the bathroom, she locks the door and looks for a weapon, pacing back and forth with a cistern lid, waiting for him to attack.
She walks up to the door and places her face next to it, listening. Suddenly realizing the killer is on the other side doing exactly the same thing, she rapidly backs away. Seconds later, the killer breaks through a side wall into the room, hitting her on the top of her head with the lid, splitting it open.
Chain Letter is a horror film directed by Deon Taylor. It was written by Diana Erwin, Michael J. Pagan, and Deon Taylor. The film is about six friends who are stalked by a murderer that uses chains to kill them if they do not pass on the chain letter to five people.
Chain Letter (2010)
Directed by: Deon Taylor
Starring by: Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif, Ling Bai, Betsy Russell, Madison Bauer, Cherilyn Wilson, Matt Cohen, Noah Segan, Betsy Russell, Brad Dourif, David Zahedian, Roshani Shookla
Screenplay by: Diana Erwin, Michael J. Pagan
Production Design by: George Goodridge
Cinematography by: Philip Lee
Film Editing by: James Coblentz, Howard E. Smith
Costume Design by: Chasia
Art Direction by: Lisa Marinaccio, Sean Veale
Music by: Vincent Gillioz
MPAA Rating: R for strong, bloody, sadistic violence throughout, language and nudity.
Distributed by: Twisted Pictures
Release Date: October 1, 2010
