Deadland review - melancholy horror smuggles deep themes across the US-Mexico border

Lance Larson's feature debut uses horror tropes to tackle themes of racism, immigration and post-traumatic stress disorder Screened at SXSW last year but still relevant given the ongoing debate about immigration in the US, an especially live issue in election year, this offers a border-set ghost story that's haunting in more ways than one. For a start, it's not especially gory or scary; the tone is more melancholy and guilt-freighted, offering a study of masculine and, in particular, paternal an...