Terrifier, Skinamarink: Are horror virals really any good?

Of the horror film releases in 2022, some drew attention – not because of their cinematography or essentially innovative plots, but because of their ability to go viral. Skinamarink, The Black Phone and terrifier 2, some of these, spread quickly through the networks, with scared reactions from creators and fans. The question is: after all, are horror virals any good?

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Sequel to film released in 2016, terrifier 2premiered in Brazil at the end of 2022. With a low budget worth US$ 250,000, in the United States alone the film reached US$ 10 million – much due to the graphic nature of the scenes.

The director Damien Leone delivered disturbing situations, with dismemberment scenes and a lot of blood when narrating Siena’s story (Lauren LaVera) and his brother Jonathan (Elliot Fulham), who become the target of a killer clown one Halloween night. The film tests the viewer’s limits, with several confessions of discomfort throughout the almost two hours of film.

In an interview with Entertainment Weeklydirector Damien Leone has been concerned about the public’s reaction due to the large number of reports of cases of dizziness and vomiting caused by the work: “I don’t want people to pass out, hurt themselves during the film. But it’s surreal. Here’s the thing. , it’s called terrier 2you should probably see the terrier 1 before jumping into this one. if you see the terrier 1you would know what you were getting into”, says the filmmaker.

Another film of the genre worth mentioning is The Black Phonewhich unites suspense and terror, delivering a kidnapping villain played by Ethan Hawke. The world premiere took place in 2021 at Fantastic Fest, Austin’s annual film festival. In Brazil, the film hit theaters in July 2022.

Also released in July 2022, Skinamarink, an experimental feature that marks the directorial debut of Kyle Edward Ball. it soon became a love-hate affair among viewers. Canadian terror divided public opinion. According to the Varietyit would be tiring, requiring a lot of attention from the viewer to delve into the experience that Ball brings to the work.

The premise seems simple: two children wake up in the middle of the night calling for their missing father. The highlight here is the steering. Ball used a static camera, filming small parts of the scenery and showing only the movement of the children’s legs, building a nightmare atmosphere instead of delivering scenes with visual impact, properly.

According to the website The Estatuillathe plot of Skinimarink it’s simple but carries with it a series of disturbing events. And the scenes rarely change, they are always spaces like corridors and rooms in the house without windows witnessed by two children.

What does the public say?

On the website of Rotten Tomatoes the ratings of the three films are with approval above 80% – The Black Phone with 83%, terrier 2 with 85% and Skinamarink with 88%.

no longer IMDBpublic assessments are mixed. Damien Leone’s film is classified by the viewer as “the art of violence” but also as a film “not scary, but bloody”, adding a score of 6.2. solid, tense thriller with a few twists”, rated one of the best films of 2022 with a score of 6.9. Kyle Ball’s debut work, on the other hand, has a score of 5.2 considered by the public as “one of the most different experiences I’ve ever had with a film!”.