Luke Sparke’s ‘Scurry’ Hits Digital in October with Real-Time Monster Mayhem

Signature Entertainment has confirmed the North American release of Scurry, the new one-shot horror from Australian director Luke Sparke. The film will be available on Digital HD platforms including Apple TV, Prime Video and Fandango at Home from 3 October, alongside a limited theatrical run.

Scurry had its world premiere at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival, introducing audiences to a tightly contained survival story set beneath a collapsing city. The film centres on two strangers, played by Jamie Costa and Emalia, who are forced together when a devastating attack leaves them trapped underground. Injured, disoriented and running out of options, they soon realise that structural collapse is only one of the dangers they face. Genetic experiments gone wrong prowl the tunnels, and survival becomes a matter of endurance against both time and the creatures hunting them.

The production is distinctive for its single-take approach, unfolding in real time without cuts. This technique is designed to heighten the sense of claustrophobia and immediacy, drawing viewers directly into the characters’ fight to survive. Sparke has described the project as both a tribute to classic monster films and an attempt to reimagine the genre with technical ambition.

Sparke, who debuted with Red Billabong in 2016, is best known internationally for his Occupation films, which depicted an alien invasion in Australia. He has since expanded his repertoire with crime noir (Bring Him to Me) and large-scale spectacle (Primitive War), a dinosaur war epic released earlier this year. Scurry continues his shift between genres while maintaining his recurring focus on characters navigating extraordinary crises.

Costa, previously seen in Bring Him to Me, reunites with Sparke and writer Tom Evans for the project. Emalia, who first rose to prominence through the television drama Paper Dolls, takes on her first major horror role.

By combining an experimental filming method with a traditional creature-feature premise, Scurry positions itself as both a technical exercise and a piece of genre entertainment. Its arrival in October places it firmly within the Halloween season, a period where appetite for horror remains high across digital and theatrical platforms.

Scurry begins streaming in North America on 3 October.

Scurry trailer