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2007’s Paranormal Activity became a worldwide sensation

Tale

A family is invited to spend an entire weekend in a lonely house in the countryside, but as the weekend progresses, they realize that the family who invited them has a dark side. Since then, Blumhouse Productions has been a driving force in the horror genre. See how IMDb users rate all Blumhouse horror films since 2007. The story is inspired by the experiences of Kristian Tafdrup, the original Danish director of Speak No Evil (2022), who befriended a Dutch couple while on vacation with his wife in Tuscany.

Ben Dalton: Why are you doing this to us?

Although the Dutch were somewhat socially reserved, the two couples got along very well, and when Tafdrup returned home, he received an invitation from a Dutch family to move to the Netherlands. He thought about it for a moment but then decided that it would feel strange being around people he didn’t really know; his story for the film came about when he gave vent to his darkest fantasies about what could have happened if he had agreed (keeping in mind the original Dutch couple never gave off bad vibes). In this remake, both families’ nationalities were changed to American and British. When he washes his eyes in the bathroom, he has a subconjunctival hemorrhage in his left eye, in the next scene his eyes are completely clear.

Featuring Nestali u Aksi (1984)

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The main difference?

Finally a win for Blumhouse after a year of mediocre filming and pure crap. Who would have thought that the studio’s salvation would be an American remake of a film that’s barely two years old and already 80% in English? But here we are. This version is infinitely better, less frustrating and, dare I say, even satisfying.

James McAvoy – what a force

Honestly, just put this guy in every horror movie from now on, especially if he’s the villain. He’s so good at it that you can almost hear him whisper, « Watch me steal every damn scene. » And of course, in my opinion, it’s one of the best horror films of the year. The characters that really deserve to be cheered on in the first third at least get smarter, except for one certain person. For this month’s biggest TV and streaming premieres, check out our October calendar!