Tarnation (2017 film)

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Tarnation
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Film poster
Directed by Daniel Armstrong
Written byDaniel Armstrong
Produced byDaniel Armstrong
Tess Russell
Starring Daisy Masterman
CinematographyBrendan O'Shea
Edited byDaniel Armstrong
Music byGerard Mack
Production
company
Strongman Pictures Entertainment
Release date
  • 4 July 2017 (2017-07-04)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Tarnation is a 2017 Australian horror comedy film directed by Daniel Armstrong and starring Daisy Masterman. [1]

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Plot

When Oscar's dreams of becoming a rock star are destroyed after she's kicked out of her band and her boyfriend walks out on her, taking their cat, she goes out to a remote cabin in the woods near the ghost town of Tarnation to collect her thoughts. Unbeknownst to her, the satanic master of a demon unicorn seeks Oscar's blood to complete a ritual that will raise the devil from Hell. In order to stop Tarnation from falling upon the world, Oscar must battle a demonic force that can possess anyone in the woods and ultimately face the evil within her own soul.

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