WHY WOULD COMEDIANS MAKE A HORROR FILM? THERE'S A LOT OF OVERLAP IN EXECUTING HORROR AND COMEDY. WITH BOTH, YOU'RE HOPING TO CREATE A SURPRISE FOR THE AUDIENCE -- WHETHER THAT SURPRISE IS A SCARE OR A LAUGH. We love horror -- specifically, films where a sense of impending dread is real. But... one of the
We wanted to create a movie where the characters actually liked each other. So when someone dies, it matters. We want our audience to get to know these characters, enjoy the relationships and, eventually, feel a sense of loss at what happens on this doomed trip.
recurring themes we saw in a lot of horror films — specifically in found footage — is that so many characters are unlikable. In fact, you kind of can't wait for some of them to bite it.
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