Skinamarink
Directed by Kyle Edward Ball
Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. To cope with the strange situation, the two bring pillows and blankets to the living room and settle into a quiet slumber party situation. They play well worn videotapes of cartoons to fill the silence of the house and distract from the frightening and inexplicable situation. All the while in the hopes that eventually some grown-ups will come to rescue them. However, after a while it becomes clear that something is watching over them. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL.
Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.
Cast: Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Paul, Jaime Hill
Member Reviews
Not worth watching or the hype, any YouTube breakdown will bring you more entertainment than sitting through this. If you want a what did I just watch type of film go with Outwaters or Vivarium. Honestly wish I could get the time back.
This movie definitely requires you to be fully immersed in it. No other distractions, just you and this film. It’s really quite a wild experience to watch. That said, it’s not really an experience I particularly enjoyed. There were times I felt a sense of dread and definitely uncomfortable, but for the most part I just felt irritated and bored. I appreciate the film, I am glad I watched it, but I wont return to this one in a hurry.
This is one of my favorite horror flicks, because it’s one of the only movies to scare me in recent memory. It’s very creative, and builds tension through its unique atmosphere. The sound design and visuals are very reminiscent of those late night creeps we got as children. This is the horror movie about the bogeyman under our childhood beds, the monster we checked for in our closets. This felt more like an experience, a guided virtual haunted house tour, than an actual movie, which added to its peculiar charm for me. However, I do think there is room for improvement in terms of the screenplay writing. There are a lot of people that are frustrated and bored by the lack of clearly defined narrative structure, and that is understandable. “Heck”, the short film that this is based on, had a bit more exposition delivered through dialogue and key scenes. This film was missing that. Also, as long as everyone’s nitpicking, there was a bit of telling and not showing, especially towards the end. I’m referring to when text was put on screen to inform the audience on how much time had passed. That is a major part of the story that we don’t get to see. Our minds should not be filling the blanks on that one. I think it would’ve been scarier to either keep how much time has passed ambiguous, or maybe have some visuals to show us the audience how much time has passed.
I’ve tried twice now to watch this and it’s so boring. Why are people so scared of this movie?? I do not recommend
VHS Horror Slop + didn't torture those children enough