A van full of cops are responding to a call when, along the way, they run into some weird shit darting past them on the road, ultimately causing them to crash. What follows is a brutal discovery in an old, abandoned police station that leads to them held captive for a violent and bizarre ceremony-type thing that is apparently a vital step in transitioning them into the next 'realm'.
I see it best not to go too heavily into the specifics of what goes on in "Baskin", as it's something you just gotta see for yourself as it unfolds. The movie starts out a bit slow, including some rather drawn out conversations among the cops and flash-backs revolving around a certain character. Shit, however, takes a drastic turn into total batshit crazy territory at one point and, from there, there's no telling what the fuck is going to happen or what exactly is going on... but it totally works! The films final act has a very strong 'tribal horror' vibe - even lifting a small chunk of music from "Cannibal Holocaust" during one particular scene of savagery. "Baskin" is a very strange and HIGHLY moody and atmospheric horror film - the kind of which that is right up my alley. There's a genuinely creepy 'tone' to the movie and the violence is nasty and effective. Absolutely recommended.
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