We're pleased to share the first teaser trailer for Apocalypse Tape 1990, presented as the world's first horror feature film created entirely using artificial intelligence.
Written and directed by Italian filmmaker Paolo Del Fiol (Where Am I?, Devil Times Two), Apocalypse Tape 1990 is presented by OTX.LAB, the neural division of OutroNox, dedicated to the research and experimentation of new forms of horror filmmaking through artificial intelligence, and will soon be distributed by TetroVideo.
Described by OTX.LAB as an "extreme splatterfest", Apocalypse Tape 1990 spans multiple horror subgenres, from tentacle erotica and cannibal horror to zombie movies, sci-fi, and gore, blending Eastern and Western influences into a single cinematic experience.
With a runtime of 95 minutes, Apocalypse Tape 1990 goes beyond simple AI-generated visual experiments, delivering a complete narrative with fully developed characters, dialogue, and a continuous storyline.
With this project, Del Fiol brings together two distinct cinematic traditions. On one side is Japanese extreme cinema, with influences ranging from tentacle horror, splatter, and kaiju eiga; on the other is Italian genre filmmaking of the 1970s and 1980s, drawing inspiration from the erotic crime films of Fernando Di Leo, the cannibal movies of Ruggero Deodato and Umberto Lenzi, the erotic sci-fi of La Bestia nello Spazio, and the horror films of Lucio Fulci and Renato Polselli.
The story of Apocalypse Tape 1990 is framed as the contents of a VHS tape containing the recording of a late-night television broadcast that aired in 1990 on the fictional local TV station Telelaguna. The film is interspersed with fake commercials and four standalone trailers conceived as self-contained short films, in which Paolo Del Fiol also appears as a recurring character.
For OTX.LAB, artificial intelligence is not an alternative to traditional filmmaking, but an additional field of research. The project aims to explore new visual languages, imagery, and production approaches that would be difficult to achieve through conventional methods, particularly within independent cinema. While acknowledging the current limitations of the technology, the division sees AI as a tool for artistic expression, capable of expanding the creative possibilities of horror through the creation of original works.
The original score is by Antony Coia, founder and owner of OutroNox, TetroVideo, and Goredrome Pictures, who reunites with Paolo Del Fiol following their collaborations on Kokeshi (2013) and Neo Sekigun (2015).
The teaser trailer:
