Synopsis

A battered 1986 Ford Tempo becomes a murderous machine with a grudge against its former owner. After being sold and replaced, the car stalks the people and objects connected to its old life, turning jealousy into a violent rampage. The video mixes grimy industrial imagery, wrecked vehicles, mechanical body horror, and bursts of gore, including a grotesque human-machine fusion and a pulsing heart concealed inside the car. Its dark electronic soundtrack is matched with an intentionally pulpy, 1980s-inspired horror aesthetic.

Factoids & Trivia

• The concept grew from Psychic Rites' request to show flesh and metal moving together and fusing. The production team turned that idea into a story about a car behaving like a rejected lover.

• The Ford Tempo was deliberately chosen instead of a more recognizable or conventionally threatening vehicle. Its ordinary appearance makes the transformation into a killer machine more absurd and unsettling.

• The video was produced over roughly four months of weekends, with most principal photography taking place in March. The crew was generally only two to four people, excluding the performers.

• Most of the gore was created with practical effects rather than computer-generated 3D imagery. The production used homemade silicone, latex, wax, and other inexpensive materials to keep the effects tactile and visceral.

• A thrift-store back massager was repurposed to create the illusion of a beating heart inside the car.

• The fake head used in the video contained homemade blood, overcooked oatmeal, and three real pig brains. The brains were obtained from a local meat packer.

• The wrecked car driving down the street was created with a matching hood and other parts sourced from a junkyard. The effect showing the car crashing into a pillar was filmed in reverse and then speed-ramped.

• The exploding-heart sequence combined a scored prosthetic heart, an inflatable balloon, monofilament, and separately filmed material tossed in front of a green screen.

• The production drew on 1980s horror while also taking inspiration from the body-horror films of David Cronenberg, particularly the fusion of organic matter and machinery.