“The Long Dark Trail”: Two brothers in the search of their estranged mother will end up in the claws of a sadistic cult

The Long Dark Trail (2022) is considered a hybrid between teen boys’ cult adventure drama Stand by Me (1986) and one of the most celebrated titles in the recent folk-horror subgenre Midsommar (2019). With that premise, some attention is caught. Let’s dig a little more into the movie.

The Long Dark Trail (2022) tells the story of two impoverished teenage brothers who flee home after finally fighting back against their physically abusive father. Hoping to find and reunite with their estranged mother, they embark on a dangerous journey to a cursed forest in Northwestern Pennsylvania, not aware that she has become a disciple of a violent and sadistic cult that dwells there.

Kevin Ignatius (the director of My Best Friend’s Famous (2019)) and Nick Psinakis (a comedy actor who has starred in International Falls (2019) among others) are the writers and directors of the film.

Brady O’Donnell, Carter O’Donnell, Trina Campbell, Michael Thyer, and Nick Psinakis form the main cast.

The movie has taken part in several festivals in 2022. Now, it is scheduled for a digital and DVD release by Cleopatra Entertainment on February 21, 2023.

Watch the trailer for The Long Dark Trail (2022) here.