It’s likely that many horror fans have not heard about Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt, but that’s going to change soon. This under-the-radar film from Blumhouse takes a decidedly different approach to your standard Halloween and slasher movie, subverting expectations in a way that will definitely leave audiences talking.
Following the movie’s screening at Fantasia earlier this month in Montreal, I spoke with director and co-writer Sonny Mallhi about coming at this material from an outsider’s perspective, grounding the story and characters in reality, working with Emily Van Raay in her first film, and more:
Many people haven’t had a chance to see Hurt, but I want to tell them a little bit more about you and this movie. This is a film that is really embedded into the Halloween season and I love how you play trick-or-treat with the audience’s expectations. What was your...
Following the movie’s screening at Fantasia earlier this month in Montreal, I spoke with director and co-writer Sonny Mallhi about coming at this material from an outsider’s perspective, grounding the story and characters in reality, working with Emily Van Raay in her first film, and more:
Many people haven’t had a chance to see Hurt, but I want to tell them a little bit more about you and this movie. This is a film that is really embedded into the Halloween season and I love how you play trick-or-treat with the audience’s expectations. What was your...
- 8/15/2018
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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