This Way to Egress: “Heft and Presence”

The cutaway prosthetic of Dr. Salvador’s head connected to a tank of pressurized blood. In the background, a production assistant works on a painted sphere that will hang behind the reception desk in the “Egress” waiting room.

[This is the third in a series of posts on the shooting of Nightmare Cinema’s “This Way to Egress.” You can find the previous installments here and here. The film is available to stream on Freevee and Tubi or to rent/own on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu.] 

In his essay “The Effe...