This had no business being in theaters. The fact that it was a theatrical release puts it on the radar of far more "critics" than a VOD release. That's a nightmare for a genre that has, for the most part, been on a roll as of late.
Horror is constantly forced to prove itself; What have you done for me lately? Well, lately, "Pearl" came along and gave the genre a huge boost, critically. A week later, this trash comes out and does it's best to undo the progress.
I don't care that I wasted 90 minutes. I do care that those 90 minutes could effect the genre as well as the very idea of making sequels.
Horror is constantly forced to prove itself; What have you done for me lately? Well, lately, "Pearl" came along and gave the genre a huge boost, critically. A week later, this trash comes out and does it's best to undo the progress.
I don't care that I wasted 90 minutes. I do care that those 90 minutes could effect the genre as well as the very idea of making sequels.