EXCLUSIVE: It Ends director on the six-year journey behind Neon’s existential horror movie

'It Ends' Director Talks That Ambiguous Ending

An endless road. Screaming hordes of people emerging from a dark forest. No exit.There’s no film out in theaters now quite like Alexander Ullom’s It Ends, an existential thriller that plays like a contemporary spin on Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic play No Exit: four friends stuck on a road that just keeps going and going, with no hope of escape. But when Ullom set out to make It Ends with $30,000 and a few of his college friends in 2022, 20th centu…

‘It Ends’: Is Alexander Ullom the Next Great Horror Director?

Alexander Ullom is dog-tired. The reason why the 28-year-old filmmaker looks “like a fuckin’ mess,” as he puts it, is because he wrapped principal photography on his sophomore movie, “4 x 4: The Event” — which he describes as “balls-to-the-wall gore and violence” — two days ago, jetted to Los Angeles and was parachuted into […]

EXCLUSIVE: It Ends director on the six-year journey behind Neon’s existential horror movie

It Ends director Alex Ullom discusses the film’s mysteries, inspiration, and six-year production while teasing his even more intense movie, 4 X 4: The Event.

Neon’s It Ends Turns Alexander Ullom’s $80,000 Horror Debut Into One Of 2026’S Most Intriguing Indie Breakouts

Neon’s *It Ends* has turned Alexander Ullom’s microbudget horror debut into one of 2026’s most compelling indie breakout stories. The film’s path from festival buzz to theatrical release has made *It Ends* a title worth watching. The post Neon’s It Ends Turns Alexander Ullom’s $80,000 Horror Debut Into One Of 2026’S Most Intriguing Indie Breakouts appeared first on Box Office Worldwide.

Interview: Discussing the Road to Making IT ENDS with Writer / Director Alexander Ullom

In theaters this weekend is It Ends, an impressive debut from writer and director Alexander Ullom. An excellent example of what can be accomplished with low-budget, DIY filmmaking, I discussed the story's origins, Ullom's influences, and more in our recent interview: "Some wrong turns last forever. A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accident…

Inheriting a Kind of Burning House: An Interview with Alex Ullom on It Ends

It’s no secret that Hollywood is currently trying to crack open the secret to Gen Z. What movies get them into a theater? What tests well? Who do they follow, and who do they want to hear from? But for as much as the industry is preoccupied with the social media generation, there is little [...] The post Inheriting a Kind of Burning House: An Interview with Alex Ullom on It Ends appeared first on In Review Online.