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[Interview] Ti West And Sara Paxton Talk ‘The Innkeepers’, Crafting A Protagonist And Haunted Hotels!
There’s a lot to love about Ti West’s The Innkeepers. It’s a smart, funny character study that just happens to be centered around a genuinely fun and creepy ghost story.
The film made my 2011 ‘Best-Of’ List and I included Sara Paxton’s performance as Claire as one of The Five Best Performances of the year. I’m definitely a fan of the film so it was a no-brainer for me to jump at the opportunity to interview both Ti and Sara when they swung through town on the film’s publicity tour.
We also touched on various upcoming projects for the pair (including VHS and which feature Ti might tackle next). Hit the jump to check it out!
What happened to Flight 298? Our exclusive clip from supernatural thriller Black Box suggests a hostile takeover by an inhuman threat.
Black Box arrives on VOD today, July 7, 2026, via distributor Aura Entertainment.
In the horror movie, “A routine domestic flight turns into the flight from hell through a series of inexplicable phenomena and raw terror. Surreal encounters blur the boundaries between reality and nightmare. Passengers fight against all the odds in an attempt to survive while combating bizarre technological malfunctions, accelerating supernatural events, and alien influences.”
The film is based on the short film The Vessel, and an original screenplay from horror writer Stephen Susco (The Grudge, The Grudge 2, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Hell Fest).
Steven Quale (Into the Storm, Final Destination 5) directs.
Tom Brittney, Holly Leena White, Betsy Blue English, Dane Whyte O’Hara, Kaja Chan, Asa Ali, Boadicea Ricketts, Ceallach Spellman, Georgina Leonidas, Molly Belle Wright, Hanneke Talbot, Danny Mack, and Weronika Rosati star in Black Box.
Hammerstone Studios’ Alex Lebovici (Barbarian, Boy Kills World) and Jon Oakes (Drive, The Guilty) will produce alongside Capstone’s Christian Mercuri and David Haring (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Warren Zide (The Final Destination, American Pie), and Susco. Ruzanna Kegeyan and Roman Viaris of Capstone, and Clark Baker (Vessel) will executive produce.
Watch the clip below that sees a creepy crawling invasion aboard Flight 298, signalling supernatural turbulence ahead.