Coming to theaters: Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE flips ghost sub genre on viewers

A seemingly creative horror flick is about to hit theaters.. It’s not just another ghost story.. The film is simply described as this: A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone. From what we are hearing, the movie is so much more.. A ghost story not from the eyes of … Read moreComing to theaters: Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE flips ghost sub genre on viewers

When marketing horror movies, it’s always best to say that someone vomited it the theater

No, really.. We’ve been seeing this for quite some time now. Terrifier 3 is coming out in theaters, and with the run up to the film, a lot of reviews have been talking about how revolting the movie is they’ve been talking about the amount of gore and for native bonus. Now, websites and Facebook … Read moreWhen marketing horror movies, it’s always best to say that someone vomited it the theater

SMILE!! You did well at the box office this weekend

The marketing for the movie was brilliant, with smiling people gracing baseball games and public locations for the past two weeks. Nice move!

But what few are talking about with this is the ‘smile’ concept. It is based on a short horror film.. but it also seems to borrow a lot of the concept of IT FOLLOWS. In that movie, what followed was a sexually transmitted disease and bad reputation. In this film, it is mental illness. We cloud it and hide it with a smile.

I am not sure if the film makers went for a deeper meaning than what we got, but it sure felt like something much more meaningful was hiding under the surface.