Still, film students may learn a few useful tips before embarking on their
own studio horror pictures.
In his introduction Wan said he wanted to make a picture in the vein of classic
studio horror films of the 70s, that have vanished over the years.
Familiar elements such as a dark family secret, a ghost and a Ouija board start to seem trite after a while, and the third act is a little ridiculous, but debut writer - director Nicholas McCarthy does a lot with a little and seems fully prepared to handle a big -
studio horror project.
I had lost hope for
original studio horror masterpieces on the level of The Exorcist, Alien and a few others, but in following its own unique path, A Quiet Place is one for the ages.
That the film occasionally succumbs to certain rudimentary hallmarks of
industrial studio horror is regrettable, but for the most part it's agreeably suspenseful, date - night arm - squeezing genre fare.
The
major studio horror boom of the 30s was long over; it was simply fodder for drive - ins and grindhouses.
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Strange for
a studio horror film to be so gory.
There are a few docs,
a studio horror movie, a hardcore work of exploitation shot in a Thai prison, and even two Sundance darlings about dads and their daughters coming of age together.