Year: 2001
Runtime: 98 min
Language: English
Director: John Carpenter
A young girl's life is forever changed by the death of her mother, and soon after, a sinister clown appears, bringing with it a wave of supernatural fear. This terrifying presence threatens not only the girl but also her entire town, plunging everyone into a nightmare of escalating terror and uncertainty as they struggle to survive the escalating supernatural attacks.
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In a futuristic setting, 200 years from now, Mars has been successfully colonized by an advanced tech company. Arriving by train, Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) joins a team of police officers en route to a mining camp, only to discover that communication with the company headquarters has been completely cut off. To their surprise, the mining facility is eerily deserted, save for a lone prisoner, Desolation Williams (Ice Cube), who ominously hints that their fate is sealed with a sinister laugh. Initially tasked with transporting Desolation back to headquarters, the officers decide to investigate the eerie silence of the camp first.
As they delve deeper, they stumble upon a man trapped inside an encapsulated mining car, warning them against opening it. Ignoring the warning, they unleash chaos when the man turns hostile. An alarming encounter with mysterious figures, characterized by deep scars and elaborate tattoos, reveals that they are the remnants of the miners, now ruthless killers who have eliminated most of the survivors. Time is of the essence, and the cops realize they must escape before it’s too late.
Desolation reveals the terrifying truth: the miners had unwittingly released a volatile red dust from Martian soil which turned those who inhaled it into violent psychopaths. These transformed ex-miners began to forge weapons and focus their wrath on the uninfected, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
With desperation mounting, the officers and Desolation battle their way out of the prison, hatching a daring yet precarious plan to eradicate the genetically altered miners along their escape route. Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and only Melanie and Desolation manage to reach the safety of headquarters – but the danger doesn’t end there. Melanie soon realizes that her superiors will dismiss her accounts as mere delusions. The situation escalates when the menacing red dust finds its way back to headquarters, forcing Melanie and Desolation to brace themselves for another fierce struggle for survival.
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