Ward of evil

Carpenter builds something scary

The new psychological thriller The Ward tells the tale of a young woman locked in a mysterious mental institution in the 1960s. The film marks the return of iconic horror master John Carpenter after seven years away from the director's chair.

Beautiful but troubled young Kristen (Amber Heard) finds herself held against her will in a remote ward of a psychiatric hospital. She is completely disorientated, with no idea why she was brought to this place and no memory of her life before being admitted. All she knows is that she isn't safe.

The other patients in the ward — four equally disturbed young women — offer no answers, and Kristen quickly realizes things are not as they seem. The air is heavy with secrets, and at night, when the hospital is dark and foreboding, she hears strange and frightening sounds.

One by one, the girls begin to disappear, and Kristen must find a way out of this hellish place before she, too, becomes a victim. As she struggles to escape, she will uncover a truth far more dangerous and horrifying than anyone could have imagined.

Catch the thrills and chills of The Ward when it hits cinemas on May 19.