The Collective is a 2008 American independent horror film written, directed, and produced by Judson Pearce Morgan and Kelly Overton.

[1][2][3] Tyler Clarke receives a cryptic voice-mail from her sister Jessica pleading for help but giving no explanation of the trouble she is in.

In order to find out what has happened, Tyler must delve into a world of darkness and lies, which ultimately leads her to the underbelly of a spiritually depraved community living in a deconsecrated cathedral calling themselves "The Collective".

It takes place in isolation, lacking meaningful interaction between the characters and anybody outside conspiracy-land", but granting the "movie's most redeeming feature is that it's well crafted from a technical point of view.

"[5] When commenting about The Collective screening at the festival, Tom Boyd of Real Vail wrote of Kelly Overton, "[she] is just the kind of star Vail attracts: she's young, up-and-coming, and about to debut in the leading role in her first feature film".