As Halloween lovers soak in the last few days of spooky season, one filmmaker has opened up about the inspiration and making of his brand new horror movie Violence (2025).
As this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival comes to a close, director and writer Connor Marsden has opened up about the inspiration and vision behind his new movie. The film, which spans 85 minutes, takes place in a dangerous alternate 1980s world and follows the main character of Henry Violence as he navigates a drug war as rival cartels battle for supremacy.
While there are many horror movies on everyone’s watch-list this year, this new film needs to shoot to the top of your list as Connor brings fresh, intriguing blood and gore to the genre.
Sharing his reaction to being featured in the 2025 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Marsden said, “As a lover of genre cinema, to get to premiere Violence at the BHFF is a dream come true. The movie was not shot in Brooklyn, but Violence in many ways is a love letter to New York City movies like Walter Hill’s The Warriors and Abel Ferrara’s King Of New York.”
Diving into the inspiration behind the movie, the filmmaker explained, “I wanted to make a film I would have been obsessed with when I was sixteen. Something that reminded me of that feeling of discovery you get when you’re a young person and you stumble on a cool movie or a cool band and make it your whole personality. Movies like Donnie Darko and The Evil Dead or bands like The Clash and Joy Division. I hope Violence can be like that for some kid in their bedroom.”
Sharing his personal favorite moment from the final cut of the film, Marsden said, “I love the opening credits sequence. The score by Nowhere2Run reminds me of vintage John Carpenter and that makes me happy.”
Marsden explained that Violence explores several themes, with the central focus of the movie revolving around love, regret, and how we influence the people closest to us.
While he is unable to share the exact screenings in the months to come, Marsden teased, “Violence will be hitting screens throughout the coming months worldwide as we continue our festival journey.”
Marsden shared that he knows that the movie will not be for everyone, but that he hopes that it reaches his target audience. He concluded, “The goal was to make a movie people loved. It’s not going to be for everyone but I hope the people who get it really get it.”
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