TRIP HARD. CRASH HARDER. Colin Bressler’s 'Into the Gravel Pit' Drops You Headfirst into a Nightmare

Hold onto your sanity, gorehounds—Colin Bressler is back and he’s dragging us down into the dirt with his latest descent into cinematic madness, Into the Gravel Pit. This blood-soaked fever dream is a brutal throwback to the golden age of 1970s drug scare flicks, but with a modern, bone-snapping edge—and it hit digital platforms on March 14.

Bressler, the unflinching mind behind Dahlia's Flowers and Domestic Hell, co-writes this gut-punch of a story with Ronald Mercado. At its rotting core? A trio of childhood friends—Miley (Rylie Rodriguez), Carter (Samantha Makley), and Isaiah (Mikael Dawkins)—bound by love, loyalty, and a shared taste for exotic substances. When they decide to take one last trip before facing adulthood’s cold, sober grip, things go sideways fast. What begins as an escape turns into a blood-drenched reckoning.

And speaking of chaos—this film damn near didn’t get made. With actors bailing and nature itself rising up against production, it was almost curtains before the first shot rolled. But co-producer Christy Crandall stepped in like a last-minute exorcist, stitching the entire operation back together. Bressler doesn’t mince words: “Without her, this film had no chance of finishing.”

Early buzz is coming in hot—and it’s all fire. Film Threat called it “an outstanding blood-bathed modern take on 70s drug scare flicks.” (re)Search My Trash gave it the green light with “highly enjoyable,” and Nightmare Nook? They handed over a perfect 10 out of 10.

If that’s not enough to spike your adrenaline, the cast includes horror icons Paul Taylor (Hellraiser: Judgment, Sin City) and Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure), bringing their seasoned screams to this trip gone terribly wrong.

Distributed by Buffalo8, Into the Gravel Pit will be available on all the major platforms—Spectrum, Xfinity, Charter, Cox Cable, Amazon Prime, Verizon Fios, and Fandango At Home.

If you’re craving a flick that shows just how fast a good time can decay into something monstrous, clear your schedule for March 14. Into the Gravel Pit doesn’t just show you the abyss—it drags you into it, kicks your teeth in, and leaves you wondering if the high was ever worth it.