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‘IT’ Director Andy Muschietti on the Scenes That Terrified Him as a Kid
Earlier today, IT director Andy Muschietti and producer/sister Barbara Muschietti took part in a Q&A session over on the official IT Twitter account, which saw them both answer a handful of questions submitted by fans of the film.
During the AMA session, the Muschietti siblings talked about everything from their favorite scenes in IT to the members of the Losers’ Club they each identify with most, so we encourage you to check out the whole Q&A if you’re hungry for more insights.
Of particular note, Andy Muschietti was asked to name some of the horror movie scenes that terrified him most as a child. We already know that Muschietti’s childhood fear of Amedeo Modigliani’s paintings worked its way into both Mama and IT, but which movie moments shook him to his core when he was a kid?
Three movies in particular left a mark on a young Muschietti: 1959’s Manster, 1975 TV movie Trilogy of Terror and 1971’s The Abominable Dr. Phibes.
We’re thinking we’ll watch one of them in Muschietti’s honor tonight!
The zuni doll at the end of trilogy of terror . the eye on the shoulder of MANSTER. every shot in DR PHIBES https://t.co/msgwxW7BjR
— IT Movie🎈 (@ITMovieOfficial) September 14, 2017
While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.
This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.
You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!
In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?
“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.
“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”
Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.
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