Torment

Set in the present day, the story relies on smartphones, text messages, and an online bullying website to magnify cruelty. The action moves between school, home, and teen hangouts, reflecting how digital culture shapes relationships in modern adolescence. The contemporary timeframe anchors the horror in a realistic world where online hostility can have deadly consequences.

Fairview High School is the central setting, a microcosm of social status and ruthless hierarchy. Much of the drama unfolds within classrooms, hallways, and school grounds, but pivotal scenes spill into places like the cemetery, a church, a party venue, Bradley's house, the swimming pool, and the art room. These locations show how the school world bleeds into real life, turning ordinary spaces into sites of intimidation and tragedy.

💬 Bullying

Bullying functions as the central engine, escalating from petty snubs to organized harassment. The in-crowd's text messages and the website targeting Mullet reveal how online cruelty isolates victims. The film follows bystanders who become complicit, including Justine, as the pressure to belong overrides empathy. These actions set off a chain of tragic events that reveal the dangerous costs of social cruelty.

🕯️ Guilt

Justine's complicity exposes how easily someone can be drawn into harm by the desire for acceptance. As the body count climbs, she confronts the consequences of ignoring pleas for help and participating in bullying. The revelations about Mullet's death and the later deaths force her to face accountability, culminating in arrest.

👻 Supernatural

The ghost of Darren Mullet haunts the school, enforcing revenge through violent apparitions and deadly acts. His presence destabilizes the social order and dramatizes the real-world consequences of cruelty. By blending horror with moral reckoning, the haunting makes the audience consider the cost of bullying.