Director: Brandon Christensen
Cast: Jessica Clement, Ryan Robbins, Summer H. Howell, Keegan Connor Tracy, Matty Finochio
Night of the Reaper is a 2025 American horror film directed by Brandon Christensen, running 93 minutes. A tense slasher built around babysitting dread and a parallel police investigation, it channels classic genre conventions through a modern, atmospheric lens with a lean, propulsive structure.
What is Night of the Reaper about?
When college student Deena returns home for a break, she finds herself reluctantly pulled into an evening of babysitting — a task that quickly takes on a far darker tone than she anticipated. Simultaneously, the local sheriff receives a cryptic package in the mail: a piece of physical evidence that sets him on an elaborate, unsettling scavenger hunt. Each clue inches him closer to uncovering the truth behind the mysterious death of another babysitter from the recent past. As both storylines tighten around each other, the night grows longer and the danger becomes impossible to ignore.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Brandon Christensen, a Canadian filmmaker known for working within the horror genre. Jessica Clement leads the cast as Deena, with Ryan Robbins portraying the investigating sheriff. The supporting ensemble includes Summer H. Howell, Keegan Connor Tracy, Matty Finochio, Max Christensen, Ben Cockell, and David Feehan, filling out the small-town world the story inhabits.
Context & significance
Slasher films with babysitting premises have a long lineage in horror, stretching back decades to genre classics that defined the form. Night of the Reaper updates those familiar ingredients — the isolated setting, the vulnerable protagonist, the methodical threat — while adding the parallel investigative thread that gives viewers two angles of tension at once. For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora who enjoy international horror, the film is available with Persian dubbing, making it an accessible watch for family or friend groups who prefer following in their own language. It fits well alongside other international genre titles on K-Time's catalog.
Where & how to watch
Night of the Reaper is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing. You can stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime. No extra download is required to start watching.