Grim, bleak, desolate. These are just a few accurate words
to describe It Comes at Night, the moody new slow-burn horror
joint from writer/director Trey Edward Shults (Krisha). An
unrelenting apocalyptic mood piece about how people cope with the end of the
world, vagaries and uncertainty abound, and the oppressive downer nature is
certain to crush the spirit and will to live of many a viewer. Which means it’s
my kind of bummer.
A24’s upcoming horror It Comes at Night,
from Krisha director Trey Edward Shults, debuted with a
surprise screening this weekend at the inaugural Overlook Film Festival (one of
many, many reasons I’m bummed I didn’t make it to this awesome new genre fest
in my own back yard). The internet had a collective orgasmic freakout, which
only makes me want to watch this right now. And to accompany the unexpected
premiere (it’s reportedly still a rough cut with unfinished special effects),
there’s a creepy new trailer. Check it out after the jump.
