Inspired by notorious serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, Torment wastes no time in encompassing the grimness of a one-night stand turned one-night nightmare, in this wildly cruel tale of utter brutality.

With almost zero dialogue, this extreme cinematic piece of dehumanization involves every bodily fluid, consistent grunts, screams and cries one can only imagine.

The story unfolds with a very thin, naked man waking up next to a burly, snoring guy before going on a quiet house hunt to uncover some further detail of his last night’s romp. Pocketing some cash and drugs, the would-be victim follows the distant groans of what appears to be a bloodied and severely beaten man locked up for further sexual violence. And thus the relentless hour of pure agony begins at the hands of the overweight, demented clown (the known Gacy characteristic.)

Treated to ongoing rape and torture-porn, the Clown ruthlessly abuses his newest victim to increasingly harsh and VERY graphic anal viciousness…all for his demented pleasure. However, as the vile acts continue, the Clown suddenly bursts into emotional weepiness as we are left wondering who is the tormented – the poor victim, or the tormentor himself?

Torment is a disturbing film of sheer horrific torture to the highest degree of inhumanity. Throughout the drug induced maliciousness, the visceral hallucinations bring brief relief of comfort before tossing the broken man back into reality of being a human pin cushion with no happy ending in sight.

Although there is no clear cut understanding of any motive, thus is the way of most infamous serial killers. Backstory is not necessary, nor is any conversation which makes this a brilliantly created vision of the most abhorrent depravity.