Beyond the Gates

In the wake of their father's mysterious disappearance, two estranged brothers-responsible Gordon (Graham Skipper) and reckless John (Chase Williamson)-reunite to sift through the contents of his stubbornly anachronistic VHS rental store. Among the inventory, they discover an interactive VCR board game, which their father viewed just before he vanished. Intrigued, the boys pop in the tape, press play, and soon discover that, far from an ordinary game, the video is a portal to a nightmarish alternate reality overseen by a sinister hostess (Barbara Crampton) and that in order to save their father's soul, they must play by her rules.