Bad Reception (AKA Dante’s Criterion) is a contemporary supernatural horror

movie set in Hollywood.

Heading for a new life in the big city, writer Ben Anderson (Randy Brown), thinks his luck has changed when he finds a new TV by the side of a desert road. At a house-warming party in his new apartment, Ben finds out the TV doesn't seem to work, much to the amusement of his friends.

And then it begins.

In the dead of night, the TV begins to work, showing images of a fanatical priest (Michael Sorich) hell-bent on redeeming the souls of 'Sinners’. Everyone who appears before the TV is to be judged. Commit a sin - and be punished. Nowhere is safe from the TV's wrath. Pride, Lust, Anger, Envy, Greed, Gluttony and Sloth are now truly the seven Deadly sins.

As the TV's chosen 'Scribe’, Ben must witness each unholy act of cleansing carried out by the TV. Refusing to just watch his new friends die, Ben and Rachel (Ashley Trevathan) fight to save lives, shadowed by the enigmatic and secretive cop, Abe Johnson (Theo Caesar).

The final showdown will take Ben back out to the desert, back to the roadside where it all began, back to the place where he thought his luck had changed - for the better.

Ben Anderson

Rachel, Abe & Ben

The gang all together - for now

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