The Gallows Act II

The Gallows Act II is a horror thriller movie that follows aspiring actress Auna Rue as she stumbles upon a viral challenge known as "The Charlie Challenge" while trying to increase her online fame. The challenge involves reading a passage from a cursed play called "The Gallows," which supposedly conjures up the malevolent spirit of The Hangman. Despite her reservations, Auna decides to participate in the challenge and eventually becomes obsessed with the play after her video gains viral popularity. As Auna continues to read from the play, strange and frightening occurrences start happening around her, and she realizes that The Hangman has marked her as his next victim. With the help of her friend Cade, Auna tries to find a way to stop The Hangman's curse by visiting Pfeifer, one of Charlie Grimille's family members who were involved in his murder. Pfeifer tells them that the only way to appease The Hangman is to offer a willing sacrifice to be killed. Auna and Cade are then abducted and taken to a gallows in a forest, where they are forced to confront The Hangman and face their death. In the climax of the film, Auna has a vision of Charlie Grimille and realizes that he is actually The Hangman's son, who has been seeking revenge for his father's death all along.. In order to save Cade's life, Auna offers herself as a sacrifice and is ultimately hanged by Charlie, but not before she delivers a monologue from the play, finally giving Charlie the performance he has been seeking for years. The Gallows Act II explores themes of ambition., sacrifice, internet fame,and the blurred lines between reality and fiction. It also serves as cautionary tale about the dangers of messing with forces beyond human control and pays homage to classic horror elements while adding its own unique twists

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Gallows Act II include Oddity, Heretic, John and the Hole, Strange Darling, The Limehouse Golem, Red Rooms.

The Gallows Act II was released for streaming on October 25, 2019.