A man called Craig is kidnapped and stirs in a tempest basement. His captor, Bill, is a serial killer who wishes to reenact his own role, with Craig filling the role of Bill and Bill playing each other individual. As Bill torments Craig, he experiences different personas, endeavoring direly to find a course to spare himself.
19 March 1979, Gloversville, New York, USA
24 January 1986, London, England, UK
20 April 1986, Danbury, Connecticut, USA
19 August 1975, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
September 13, 2018
A very minor addition to an ugly horror subgenre.September 12, 2018
Not an effective scare zone, best enjoyed as a chance to watch a few actors hustle to showcase their stuff, handed ample screen time to work through a range of bizarre encounters.September 11, 2018
The Basement has the feel of a stilted Off-Off-Broadway audition piece.September 10, 2018
Armed with a bargain basement budget and access to an actress with a following, co-directors Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives deliver contained, gruesome horror that is hampered by a largely inert script.September 13, 2018
[For] low-budget horror, The Basement certainly isn't the worst, but it's far from the best. It's a good time-killer with great gore and decent performances, a nice background while you play that game on your phone. Don't expect anything more.September 10, 2018
No scary, just excruciating. Shades of "Saw." Every "Saw" movie. Ever.