Wrathful Compassion and the Cult of Niceness
How The Rule of Jenny Pen reveals the spiritual violence of comfort-seeking minds.
Backstory: A Film That Was Never Meant to Comfort You
The Rule of Jenny Pen is a 2024 psychological horror film directed by James Ashcroft, co-written with Eli Kent, and based on a short story by New Zealand author Owen Marshall. Ashcroft—best known for his brutal 2021 debut Coming Ho…
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