Finally streaming: Unique sci-fi horror in which the super-rich have their own clones slaughtered for fun
You’re on death row for a terrible crime. And suddenly you learn that your clone is being publicly executed instead. How do you react? Distraught? Disgusted? Happy? Will you cross all boundaries of taste because someone else is being punished for it anyway? That’s the premise of the incomparable sci-fi horror spectacle Infinity Pool. The shocker is now available to stream for the first time on WOW.
On stream: Sci-fi horror Infinity Pool shocks with a slaughterfest of decadence
Infinity Pool revolves around writer James (Alexander Skarsgård), who causes a fatal accident while on vacation and learns about the unique legal system of his destination country. The death penalty is carried out there by relatives of the victim, but for money, convicts can have a specially created clone of themselves executed. James is fascinated by the spectacle. And he meets others who feel the same way.
Watch the trailer for Infinity Pool here
The dense atmosphere of sci-fi horror benefits from a terrific cast, which includes Skarsgård, horror sensationMia Goth(X) andCleopatra Coleman(In the Shadow of the Moon). Infinity Pool received rave reviews(viaMetacritic), which praised the dense, dark mood of the film, for example.
On the director’s chair satBrandon Cronenberg, who was alreadyacclaimed by many sci-fi fansfor the disturbing predecessorPossessorHowever, the horror of Infinity Pool is not worthwhile for everyone.
