On her first night on the job, Rachel (Pollyanna McIntosh) finds herself in over her head when she arrests a drunk driver after he runs over another man in front of her. The man that was hit, a man named Six, played by Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham, is miraculously unharmed but proves to be a lot more than just a victim when things inside the jail turn deadly.
Six seems to be able to read the sins of everyone around him, slowly judging everyone inside one by one. It soon becomes apparent that the only one inside the jail without sin is Rachel, who must now fight for her life as the sins of others rise to the surface.
On her way to her first night as a cop in a new station, Rachel witnesses a drunk driver, Caesar (Brian Vernel) hit a man with his car. When she goes to check the scene, she finds blood on the bumper but no body. She takes Caesar to the police station to find that he is a repeat offender but cannot hold him without a body. After putting in an APB on the victim, two officers bring in an unnamed man who matched the description. Without a name, they call him Six for the number of his cell.
A doctor is called in to check his minor wounds and soon Six is able to tell the doctor has a dark secret and, upon further investigation by a couple of officers, the secret is proved correct and is far worse than anyone could have imagined.
No one is the jail is safe, including officers, as Six begins to reveal all of their darkest sins and a book of names in his possession proves that he has been doing this for quite some time.
Let Us Prey is a gritty and sometimes disturbing horror film that puts a religious spin on revenge and giving penance for your sins. Liam Cunningham’s Six is a reaper of sorts, collecting the souls of the wicked and he finds plenty of those in this particular jail where everyone inside, including the cops, are guilty of the worst of the worst sins. The only innocent person, Rachel, came from a rough childhood that lead to her career choice as a police officer. Unfortunately, her adult life on the job is no cleaner or simpler than the horrible things that happened to her as a child and she is forced to face her past, and the horrible present, when Six presents a whirlwind of vengeance upon everyone around her.
Going in, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. The basic synopsis made me think it would be a rip-off of the Supernatural episode “Jus in Bello” where Sam and Dean are arrested and forced to fight off an army of demons. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I was incorrect. Sure, in a way the people in the jail are forced to fight demons, their own internal ones, but Let Us Prey is far more bloody and strangely deep than expected.
Don’t let the first half fool you, Let Us Prey is not for the weak at heart. It is violent, bloody and sometimes tough to watch but, after knowing the horrible things these people have done, watching them pay for their sins becomes easier to stomach.
Let Us Prey is now available on DVD and Blu-ray from Dark Sky Films.
Click here to purchase Let Us Prey on iTunes.
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Ann Hale is the horror editor for Pop-Break.com and a senior contributing writer, reviewing horror movies and television shows. She is also the American Correspondent for Lovehorror.co.uk and writer for Geekandstuff.com. Ann attended East Carolina University, majoring in English Literature. She is a collector of Halloween (the film) memorabilia and is a self-admitted opinionated horror nerd. You can follow her, her collection and her cat, Edward Kittyhands on Twitter and Instagram @Scarletjupiter
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