We’re staring into the abyss of 2023’s The Outwaters to see what will gaze back. Deep in the Mojave Desert lurks something otherworldly. Some may say it’s just a bad acid trip. Whatever side you land on, Mark and Josh try to navigate through the film’s multi-layered meanings, their own relationship to the found footage genre, the film’s mental health undertones and so much more. The Outwaters is now streaming exclusively on Scream Box.

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