Husk

Husk

Year: 2011

Runtime: 83 mins

Language: English

Director: Brett Simmons

HorrorThrillerHorror

When a group of friends becomes stranded near an isolated cornfield, they seek refuge in a rundown farmhouse. Inside, they soon realize the house sits at the heart of a dark, supernatural ritual, turning their night of shelter into a battle for survival against an unseen, malevolent force.

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Timeline & Setting – Husk (2011)

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Time period

Location

Rural Nebraska, Cornfields, Abandoned farmhouse, Barn

The story unfolds in rural Nebraska, centered on a desolate cornfield and a decaying farmhouse. The isolation of the farmstead amplifies the characters' vulnerability as they search for Johnny. The landscape of fields, rusted vehicles and old barns creates a claustrophobic backdrop for supernatural threats.

🌾 Rural setting 🏚 Abandoned locations 🌽 Cornfield danger

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:40

Main Characters – Husk (2011)

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Scott (Devon Graye)

A wary, practical member of the group who keeps focus on surviving. He experiences visions that reveal clues about the haunting and uses a decisive approach to threats. He ultimately confronts the killer with a pitchfork and escapes with the others.

🧭 Resourceful 🧠 Perceptive 🗡️ Determined

Brian (Wes Chatham)

Protective but volatile, Brian struggles with fear and suspicion as events spiral. He tries to keep the group together, but his grip on reality weakens under pressure. He is killed when the possessed Natalie unleashes danger in the barn.

🛡️ Protective 🌀 Impulsive 🕵️ Suspicious

Natalie (Tammin Sursok)

Brave and curious, Natalie pursues clues in the cornfield, even at personal risk. She encounters the young boy and ultimately becomes undead, sewing a scarecrow mask and becoming part of the field's threat. Her death serves as a catalyst that deepens the nightmare for the others.

🧭 Curious 👀 Daring 🪡 Fatal

Chris (C.J. Thomason)

Protective of his friends and determined to escape, Chris endures the worst horrors of the night. He fights back with a shotgun and tries to guide others to safety, but is ultimately killed by the supernatural threat as the field closes in.

🗡️ Determined 🧭 Loyal 🧠 Wary

Johnny (Ben Easter)

The missing friend who is found undead in the house, sewing burlap together. His fate marks the start of the field's sinister transformation and the spread of the scarecrow menace.

💀 Victim 🧵 Unsettling 🧠 Haunted

Corey (Josh Skipworth)

A jealous younger figure whose presence hints at familial tensions. He appears in visions linked to the farm's dark past and dies by suicide in the cellar, a clue to the field's fatal history.

👦 Jealous ⚡ Troubled 🗡️ Tragic

Alex (Nick Toussaint)

The spirit inhabiting the cornfield who can possess bodies and manipulate scarecrows to attack. He is the central antagonist whose cycles of possession drive many deaths.

👤 Possessor 🧰 Manipulator 🗡️ Deadly

Farmer Comstock (Michael Cornelison)

An abusive patriarch figure glimpsed in visions that haunt the survivors. His dark past with Corey and the family secrets feed the field's malevolence.

👨 Abusive 🕳️ Secret-keeping 🪵 Haunted

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Major Themes – Husk (2011)

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🧭 Survival

The film pits a small group against a hostile, unseen force in a barren rural setting. Characters improvise, rely on each other, and make split-second choices to stay alive. The cornfield becomes a deadly labyrinth that tests trust, courage, and resolve.

👻 Haunting

A malevolent presence inhabits the field, using bodies to walk among the living. The dead and possessed blur the line between reality and nightmare, with visions guiding characters toward danger. The sewing room and scarecrow figures act as puppets for the spirit at work.

🧠 Trauma

The survivors grapple with fear, blame, and paranoia as the crisis unfolds. Hallucinations reveal past violence and hidden secrets in the farm, shaping how each character responds. Guilt and psychological strain drive aggressive actions, collapse trust, and complicate escape attempts.

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:40

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