Black Mandala Presents Geno Marx’s Survival Horror Thriller BABYBACKS

Black Mandala is presenting BABYBACKS, a survival horror thriller written and directed by Geno Marx. According to Horror Society, the film follows two young lovers whose attempt to escape cartel hitmen across the Sonoran Desert leads them into a different kind of danger. Zoe and Mateo are searching for a new life in America when the journey turns increasingly desperate. Mateo suffers a serious injury during their trek, leaving the pair exhausted and vulnerable. Their circumstances appear to change when an older couple offers them shelter in an isolated rural home. The refuge, however, becomes a trap. As Zoe and Mateo discover that something is wrong behind the home’s doors, the story shifts from a desert escape thriller into a fight for survival within the confines of captivity. The film’s setting consequently moves from the open, hostile landscape of the Sonoran Desert to the restricted environment of the couple’s rural residence. Viridiana Marquez, Melissa Chambers, Ryan Rathbun, and Ray Acevedo lead the cast. The additional performers listed for the film are Alfred Gonzales, Juliana Philippi, AB Phoenix, Peter Lucas, and J Diego Gonçalves. Marx wrote the screenplay with Kent Rodricks and serves as one of the producers alongside Tara Tovarek and Derick Pritchard. Frank Buono is the cinematographer. Horror Society describes BABYBACKS as combining psychological terror, social tension, and survival horror. The publication also characterizes the film as moving from a frontier thriller setup into a more confined captivity story as Zoe and Mateo realize that the people offering assistance may pose the greater threat. Black Mandala represents BABYBACKS internationally. The source material does not provide a release date or specify a theatrical or streaming distributor.