And, as Stylist’s Hanna Ibraheem reminds me, it was inspired by true events, too – which only serves to amp up the fear factor. This is the debut feature of husband and wife writer/director duo Vanessa and Joseph Winter and it’s a genuinely brilliant skewering of streamer culture as well as a gory low budget romp. There are some genuine scares as well as Evil Dead-style splattery silliness, and plenty of laughs to go around as Shawn – played by Joseph Winters – battles the supernatural inhabitants of the house. Even better is that after its debut screening as part of SXSW’s Midnighters collection, it’s been picked up by Shudder and will, somewhat fittingly, be streaming later in 2022.
Larry and his wife Julia move into a new house, but they aren’t alone. After some blood accidentally seeps into the floorboards, Larry’s brother Frank’s skinless and gooey corpse is revived. … Read More