Iris was ready to spend a relaxing weekend by the lake with her boyfriend - but when she’s forced to kill the host of the party, she realizes that her relaxing was never a part of the program.  Make sure your voice command settings are turned off before tuning in to 2025’s Companion.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault, suicide 

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd

Standard Music License 

Sources: 

• Companion (Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_(film) 

• Companion (2025) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26584495/ 

• Willmore, Alison. “Review: ‘Companion’ Is a Perfectly Mean Romp.” Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025, https://www.vulture.com/article/review-companion-is-a-perfectly-mean-romp.html#:~:text=Friend%2C%20Guill%C3%A9n%2C%20and%20an%20unusually,is%20never%20less%20than%20perfect. 

• Ruppert, Audrey. “Companion Explores an Unsettling Reality.” Severna Park Voice, 19 Jan. 2025, https://severnaparkvoice.com/stories/companion-explores-an-unsettling-reality,67425.