Hold Your Breath

• Horror
• Thriller
• Drama

A chilling drama set against the backdrop of the Oklahoma Dust Bowl, *Hold Your Breath* isn’t a jump-scare horror, but a slow-burn psychological thriller steeped in the creeping dread of environmental collapse and familial paranoia. The film depicts a family fracturing under the relentless assault of dust storms and a mother’s escalating conviction that a malevolent force – born from the land itself – is targeting her children. It explores not supernatural horror, but the psychological toll of prolonged hardship and the anxieties surrounding protecting loved ones in the face of overwhelming forces, blurring the line between genuine threat and the desperation of a woman confronting isolation and loss. The oppressive atmosphere and visual depiction of the ecological disaster amplify a mother’s internal struggle, crafting a uniquely unsettling exploration of survival and the limits of the human psyche.