The Purge is coming out this Friday, 7 June, and I'm pretty darn excited for it. I love a good home invasion horror and this one looks like it starts where Shirley Jackson ends "The Lottery."
If, on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do?
In an America wracked with crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity--including murder--becomes legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's twelve hours when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this particular night in 2022, plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.
When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear his family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.
I received a great offer for you guys and I am happy to announce a giveaway at Sketchy Details. The prize is a gift pack from The Purge featuring a t-shirt and a mask inspired by the film.
There are two ways to enter the giveaway.
First, take the #SurviveTheNight quiz below, share your result, and tell me how you would really survive The Purge. Would you grab a mask and take to the streets? Lock your doors and windows and wait out the mayhem? Everyone who leaves a comment with the results and their own strategy will be entered in a random drawing for the prize pack.
Second, you can earn an additional entry by tweeting me, @robertjgannon, with a link to this post and the hashtags #SurviveTheNight and #ThePurge.
The winner will be announced on Monday, 17 June. Each entry will be assigned a number in a spreadsheet. I will then use the Random.org Sequence Generator to pick a winner.