Recent horror flicks like "Saw" and "Hostel" have centered on torturous and sadistic boogeymen, whose sinister machinations have become the new face of terror. But does the real horror come not from external forces, but from deep within our own hearts? That's what Mary McCormack contends, the actress whose next film, "Right at Your Door," focuses on the evil of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. The film, which premiered at Sundance last year, is scheduled for limited release on August 24.
"It's about dirty bombs that go off in Los Angeles and [follows] a husband (Rory Cochrane) and wife," McCormack said of the film's plot. "She's gone off to work and gets caught in the middle of all the terror. She comes back home covered in toxic dust." What would you do? Would you let a potentially infected person -- even a person you loved -- into your home to infect you?
It's a horrific dilemma that the "Private Parts" star said drives the terror aspects of the film. "Does he let her in or not becomes the whole movie," the 38-year-old actress declared. "He's sort of sealed the house. I'm the wife outside and he's the husband inside."
Coming after a decade of international tension and tragedy, including several real-life terrorist attacks, McCormack says that the film's tone, while deeply unsettling, honors the premise's potentiality. "It's grim, grim, grim, grim," McCormack asserted, adding with a wry smile, that after "1408” and "Right at Your Door," "I need to do a comedy!"
So what would you do if you were the husband? Sound off below.
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