The Human Race (2013)
Written and Directed by Paul Hough

A good friend of mine told me about this movie when he had seen it at a film festival, which sounded interesting because the fact that it is about a race and the main actor is really missing a leg. Plus, it was directed by the son of John Hough, who directed Legend of Hell House and Twins of Evil, two of my favorite films. So I knew I was going to want to give this film a look when it came out. Of course, like a lot of movies these days, they get lost in the numbers with so many other titles. But I recently got it from Netflix and figured now was the time to check this flick out. And so glad I did.

A group of people suddenly appear at a strange location with messages coming to them in their head, in their own voices, giving them instructions on what to do and what not to do, and lastly….to race or die. They are told that they need to move along the path pointed out by almost weapon looking arrows, and if they are lapped twice, they will die. So right away we get the name of the title, The Human Race. Of course, we learn later the brilliant play on it. Because they are scared and not understanding what is going on, some don’t follow the instructions and end up dying in very gruesome way, which in turns makes the crowd even more afraid.

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