It Got In My Head and Stayed There

I watched Call of the Void. At first, I thought I had seen just another moody horror flick but the damn thing stayed with me. I kept thinking about it for hours. What was that eerie lullaby? Did it go coo-coo coo-coo? Where the hell is the Professor? And why does everything in this movie feel slightly off?

The Opening Is a Cosmic Warning

Right away, you know this isn’t normal. The opening sequence features a spinning planet, and something about it feels wrong. Not just visually, but cosmically wrong. The imagery is trippy and disorienting, but it’s not style over substance. It’s a signal. Director James B. Cox knows exactly what he’s doing. He doesn’t just want to entertain you. He wants to shake you a little.

Meet Mury—But Don’t Get Too Comfortable

Caitlin Carver plays Mury, an artist retreating to a mountain cabin to do some painting. She’s looking for peace, but of course, she finds anything but. On her first night, she meets Professor Blackwood, played by Ted Barton. He’s walking a small dog and seems pleasant enough. But there’s something in his warning that lands heavy.

His name alone sounds like it crawled out of a Lovecraft story. Then, just like that, he’s gone.

Then Things Get Worse—There’s a Band

Shortly after, Mury meets a nearby band staying at a second cabin. Lucy, played by Mina Sundwall, is the leader. At first they seem artsy and weird but then they get too quiet. The band doesn’t talk like regular people. Their silences stretch. Their stares go on a bit too long.

There’s a scene where Mury casually mentions that she saw Professor Blackwood.
In response, the band stiffens, marches to his cabin, and then flat-out insists there’s no way he could be there. No debate. Just creepy certainty. That’s when you realize something’s up.

The Hike That Shouldn’t Have Happened

Later, the band invites Mury to hike with them up the mountain. She declines. Smart move. But then, in true horror fashion, she changes her mind.
She joins them. This isn’t your average bonding hike. Once they reach the top, everyone splits up alone. Not into pairs. Not into small groups. Solo.

It’s one of the most nerve-wracking sequences in the movie. It feels ritualistic, like they’re not just wandering, they’re offering themselves up to something.

A Beautiful Descent Into Cosmic Madness

There’s a surreal rhythm to this film that reminds me of Lars von Trier.
However, this one is more watchable, more accessible. It’s like Melancholia if it got lost in the woods and grew moss. The performances across the board are strong. Richard Ellis, Christian Antidormi, and Ethan Herisse all carry a sort of haunted charisma.

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Even when characters say very little, you feel the weight of what they’re not saying. The score hums like static in your chest. It doesn’t scream. It crawls.

Final Thoughts: Stay Away from the Trailhead

Call of the Void is one of those films that doesn’t just ask for your attention, it demands it. It’s unsettling in the way cosmic horror should be: mysterious, unexplainable, and quietly devastating. It’s worth the watch. Then again, you might not sleep afterward.

Available now to rent or buy on Amazon. But if someone invites you to a solo hike, don’t go. Just don’t.

Directed by: James B. Cox
Starring: Caitlin Carver, Mina Sundwall, Richard Ellis, Christian Antidormi, Ethan Herisse, Ted Barton

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