The Mortified (2011)

• 67%
• 2011
• Horror
• Michael Zammito
• Stephanie Shershow
• Mike Messier
• David de Roos

The Mortified is the story of a Mortician who is plagued by his traumatic history. A terrible accident has taken the life of the local High School's football Hero in the town he lives in. A Dark Boy has an intense hatred for the Hero, who had started horrible rumors about him. During a random meeting, the Dark Boy feigns interest in the work of the mortician, James, to persuade him to bring him to his embalming room, where the Hero's body no doubt lies. The Dark Boy wants to see the broken body of the boy who spread rumors about his sexuality, the boy who brought constant ridicule upon him. James begrudgingly brings the Dark Boy to the mortuary but realizes very quickly that he has made a grave mistake. The rage of the Dark Boy is unleashed as he stabs the Hero's body over and over with an embalming wand. Attempting to stop him, James pushes him back, but much too strongly. The Dark Boy lay dead on the floor. The Mortician drives to a Priest's home to confirm his destiny, that he is damned to Hell for his actions. While speaking with the Priest, James, like the Dark Boy, experiences his own rage at the past. James attacks the Priest for his unspeakable crimes against him, until he is standing over yet another dead body. If he is going to go to Hell anyway, why not take the man who stole his childhood with him.