‘It Was a Primal Scream That Came Out of Me’: ‘Elm Street’ Meets Social Distancing in ‘The Harbinger’
variety.comMarta Balaga Director Andy Mitton takes on night terrors and social distancing in his new horror movie “The Harbinger,” fresh off its world premiere at Fantasia.
Recently picked up by XYZ Films, it was produced by Jay Dunn and Richard W. King.Originally set to follow his well-received 2018 release “The Witch in the Window” with “Walk with Me into the Darkness,” the U.S.
director changed his mind after the pandemic hit.“It was probably parallel to what everyone else was experiencing when it finally dawned on us that it wasn’t going to be just a two-week thing.
Our plans went down the tubes,” he reminisces at the Montreal-based fest.Starring Gabby Beans, the film shows a woman who, after quarantining with her family, decides to venture out into the world again to help out a friend (Emily Davis), suffering from loneliness and terrifying dreams. “Back then, I was also in the midst of a horrible bout of nightmares, which is unusual for me.
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