Send us a text In this episode, Ambrose and Kelly astral project straight into Insidious (2011) and break down how James Wan and Leigh Whannell reinvented the modern jump scare with almost no gore and a tiny budget. They dig into the “quiet creative desperation” that pushed the Saw duo back to their indie roots and turned a low-budget ghost story into a box office monster. You’ll hear how Insidious pulled in nearly 100 million on a shoestring, why that 66.6x budget ratio is horror-movie perfe...
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Send us a text In this episode, Ambrose and Kelly astral project straight into Insidious (2011) and break down how James Wan and Leigh Whannell reinvented the modern jump scare with almost no gore and a tiny budget. They dig into the “quiet creative desperation” that pushed the Saw duo back to their indie roots and turned a low-budget ghost story into a box office monster. You’ll hear how Insidious pulled in nearly 100 million on a shoestring, why that 66.6x budget ratio is horror-movie perfe...
Art the Clown Unmasked: Terrifier 1–3 Breakdown & What’s Coming in Terrifier 4
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Art the Clown Unmasked: Terrifier 1–3 Breakdown & What’s Coming in Terrifier 4
Send us a text Grab your popcorn (and maybe a barf bag) because this week we’re diving straight into the blood-soaked circus of the Terrifier franchise. From Art the Clown’s scrappy beginnings in indie shorts, to audiences literally fainting during Terrifier 2, to the twisted holiday carnage of Terrifier 3 — and yes, all the speculation about where Damien Leone is taking us in Terrifier 4. In this episode, we cover: 🎭 Art the Clown’s slow climb from background creep to full-blown horror icon....
The THING about Films
Send us a text In this episode, Ambrose and Kelly astral project straight into Insidious (2011) and break down how James Wan and Leigh Whannell reinvented the modern jump scare with almost no gore and a tiny budget. They dig into the “quiet creative desperation” that pushed the Saw duo back to their indie roots and turned a low-budget ghost story into a box office monster. You’ll hear how Insidious pulled in nearly 100 million on a shoestring, why that 66.6x budget ratio is horror-movie perfe...
