Little Bone Lodge

On a stormy night in the Scottish Highlands, two fugitive brothers, both with criminal backgrounds, find themselves desperate for shelter. After fleeing from the authorities, they stumble upon a seemingly desolate farmhouse nestled deep in the isolated countryside. Hoping to escape the harsh elements and the ever-tightening grip of the law, the brothers break into the house and take its unsuspecting occupants captive. Little do they know, this house, while abandoned in appearance, holds its own grim and sinister secrets, turning their temporary refuge into a nightmare of unimaginable proportions.

The two brothers, whose names are synonymous with crime and violence, have spent much of their lives on the run. Their past is marked by a series of robberies, murders, and betrayals, making them highly dangerous and increasingly paranoid. The tension between them is palpable, each one uncertain of the other’s loyalty. Yet, as they take refuge in the farmhouse, their hopes for a brief respite quickly begin to unravel. The farmhouse, which appears to be deserted, hides a dark history that no one expects to uncover.

As the storm rages outside, the two brothers hold the family inside the house captive. The family, led by a weary yet resilient father, initially seems to be at the mercy of their captors. The brothers demand food, warmth, and safe passage to continue their escape, but soon, they realize that something far more troubling is afoot. The house seems alive with mystery, and strange occurrences start to unfold. Whispers of a tragic past, long-forgotten secrets, and unsolved crimes begin to surface, pulling the brothers deeper into the mystery of the farmhouse.

The family’s past, too, holds troubling secrets, some of which they are reluctant to reveal. As the brothers press for answers, they begin to uncover layers of the house’s dark history—some involving the family itself and others reaching back to previous generations. The tension escalates as strange apparitions and eerie sounds intensify. The brothers’ sense of safety begins to erode, and their paranoia grows. They start to suspect that the house might not be as abandoned as it seemed. The line between reality and nightmare blurs, and the brothers' already fragile mental states are tested to their breaking point.

The farmhouse, it becomes clear, is more than just a place of refuge. It is a prison, a haunted relic of a past filled with bloodshed and betrayal. The two criminals, driven by fear and desperation, find themselves trapped in a macabre game with the very house they sought to use as shelter. The family, once helpless captives, slowly begin to take control of their own fate, using the brothers’ fear of the house’s supernatural forces against them.

The storm outside rages on, but it is the storm inside the farmhouse that will leave an indelible mark on the lives of everyone involved. What was supposed to be a brief escape from their criminal lives turns into a deadly confrontation with the darkest corners of human nature, where the line between predator and prey becomes increasingly difficult to discern. The farmhouse’s sinister past, entwined with the criminal brothers’ violent present, will culminate in a harrowing conclusion that leaves no one unchanged.

Director: Matthias Hoene

Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller

Cast: Cameron Jack, Clifford Samuel, Edward Linard, Euan Bennet, Harry Cadby, Jamie Melrose, Joely Richardson, Liam Harkins, Neil Linpow, Roger Ajogbe, Sadie Soverall, Sharon Young