I read and enjoyed Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts, so when I heard about his novel, The Cabin at the End of the World, I was suitably intrigued as it seems both he and I don’t love the home invasion subgenre of horror. His thought process was ‘how would I write one?’ and this…
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Heat 2 (2022) – Michael Mann & Meg Gardiner
Iconic Holywood writer/director Michael Mann pairs up with acclaimed novelist Meg Gardiner to revisit and expand on the world of cop Vincent Hanna, thieves Neil McCauley and Chris Shiherlis and the pursuit of their goals before and after the events portrayed in the 1995 film. Coiled like a spring, this crime thriller ratchets up the…
Hush (2016) – Mike Flanagan
Home invasion stories are not my jam. I’ve never cared for it, and I’ve yet to be entertained by one. But going through Mike Flanagan’s filmography, his third film plants itself firmly into a territory that usually doesn’t do much for me. Co-witten with his partner, Kate Siegel, who also stars, the film follows Maddie…
You’re Next (2011) – Adam Wingard
Releasing today is a fun, bloody, and violent home invasion film, that Sue has been raving about since she saw it at TIFF’s Midnight Madness back in 2011. It’s a lot of fun with some great humor that if you can get into , is very enjoyable. I don’t want to spoil any of…
Toronto After Dark: In Their Skin – Jeremy Power Regimbal
In most cases, home invasion movies have a way of getting under my skin more than other horror or thriller films, just because they are much more personal to me. Anyone who’s ever come home to find that someone else has been in their house – or is perhaps still there – knows that the…
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