The Wave of Madness- Watch the trailer for the World’s first Side-Scrolling Film

The side-scrolling video game has been about for a long time. However, there have not been many side-scrolling scenes in film. 2003’s Oldboy had that classic fight scene using the technique, but this new indie film, The Wave of Madness, uses it for the whole film.

A special agent is dispatched to investigate a distress call from a round-the-world cruise, only to find the ship eerily abandoned and haunted by a malevolent force that twists sanity into terror.

The Waves of Madness premiered at Nightmares Film Festival in October, where it won Best Thriller Feature and Best Cinematography at Nightmares 2024.

Jason Trost directs the film and also stars alongside Tallay Wickham and Ryan Gibson.

According to Bloody Disgusting , the film was made “for just $20,000 in a single studio apartment with a crew of three, The Waves of Madness is a testament to DIY indie filmmaking. Trost also completed the entire post-production himself in Final Cut Pro, using practical effects, in-camera trickery, and hand-built digital matte backgrounds to evoke a dreamlike, side-on horror world.”

The Waves of Madness is now available to rent or own on Digital.