You'll Never Find Me is a Australian psychological horror-thriller film directed by Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen, and the cast includes Brendan Rock and Jordan Cowan.
You’ll Never Find Me is basically about just two people in a trailer park, which sounds boring, right? But nah, it’s creepy as hell, in the best way.
The story kicks off with Patrick, who is a proper strange unit, who lives alone in a mobile home at the ass-end of nowhere. He’s got major "don’t talk to me or you’ll disappear" energy. and when a massive storm rolls in, a young woman shows up at his door looking for shelter.
The film lets the tension build real slow, and it’s not a jump scare fest, but more of a slow, sweaty descent into paranoia. It’s got that claustrophobic vibe, like you’re trapped in this guy's trailer with them, and every second you’re just waiting for someone to snap.
The film’s real genius is in how it messes with your head, as it keeps asking the question: do you trust him? Do you trust her? Should you trust anyone? Or are you just trying to be polite and survive the night?
And that’s my favorite type of horror, not just blood and guts and some masked psycho with a chainsaw, but that quiet psychological dread where you’re not sure what’s real and what’s not.
The performances are very solid, too. Jordan Cowan has got this intense presence, where you can tell she’s scared but trying not to show it, trying to read the situation. And Brendan Rock as Patrick is perfect. One moment he’s this awkward loner, the next he’s giving off full psycho vibes, as you constantly flip between “Poor guy” and “He’s 100% got a body in the freezer.”
And the film doesn’t even need a big body count, as it’s all about the mood. The music’s proper eerie too, and it makes you feel like you’re being watched even when no one’s doing anything, as it all just builds and builds like a kettle about to boil over.
Single location films can be very hit and miss, but Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen pull it off with an impressive directorial debut, that makes you appreciate the acting and sound design even more, and it's both clever and sharp, and a film that kept me pretty gripped from start to finish.
You’ll Never Find Me is a film I would recommend, and a film I enjoyed a lot, and I loved how it made you feel like the walls are constantly closing in. It’s one of those horror films where less is more, and between the performances, the music, and that thick tension you could cut with a butter knife, it’s got everything you want if you like these kind of films.