Rabbit Trap, the horror-folk thriller, arrives on Blu-Ray, DVD and On Demand on December 9 from Magnolia Home Entertainment under the Magnet Label.
Synopsis:
Darcy (Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire) and Daphne (Rosy McEwen, The Alienist) Davenport are freshly decamped from London and taking up residence in an isolated cottage deep in the Welsh countryside in search of creative renewal and acoustic inspiration. When the couple set about exploring their new environs, recording instruments in tow, Darcy stumbles upon a “faerie circle” that emits a strange, unidentifiable frequency; this odd discovery is followed closely by the appearance of an otherworldly child (Jade Croot, Sacrifice) who claims to live nearby and is eager to befriend the Davenports. Soon the child becomes a fixture in their household, alternately ingratiating himself and raising suspicions, and exposing unacknowledged rifts and unexamined secrets that threaten to wreak psychological and spiritual havoc in the lives of his makeshift adoptive parents.
Continuously toeing the line between bloody horror tropes and mystical creepiness, Rabbit Trap relies on the myth and legend of the Faeries in order to provide viewers with a unique foundation for horror within the film. In lieu of jumpscares, the fear comes from the inability to comprehend Faerie and the customs they must abide by – immediately catapulting into an experience wholly unique to the vision Chainey curated.
