When the Screaming Starts is first and foremost an extremely well-executed original idea!
Original ideas are such a welcome change from the zeitgeist of regurgitating existing IP (*ahem* Star Wars et al.) #Spaceballs2TheSearchForMoreMoney
Honestly, with true-crime also currently being popular (dare I say too popular?) and financially viable for big production houses -- despite the genre's inherent inability to divorce itself from the public records, thereby retraumatizing the communities of said tragic stories (*cough cough* Dahmer) -- I am absolutely delighted to see writers & creators such as the WtSS team thinking outside of the box and pushing themselves to generate a truly original concept in an entertaining & recognizable mockumentary format. In many ways this film does for murder cults what What We Do in the Shadows did in 2014 for vampires...which I suppose are their own type of murder-cult, but I digress.
Great production values, solid casting all-around (special mention to the Haugholt twins who are perfect!), plenty of jokes to balance out the darkness of the subject material, along with a fantastic plot twist leading to a splendid denouement, When the Screaming Starts is an excellent example of independent filmmaking at its best.
Kudos to the entire team!
Original ideas are such a welcome change from the zeitgeist of regurgitating existing IP (*ahem* Star Wars et al.) #Spaceballs2TheSearchForMoreMoney
Honestly, with true-crime also currently being popular (dare I say too popular?) and financially viable for big production houses -- despite the genre's inherent inability to divorce itself from the public records, thereby retraumatizing the communities of said tragic stories (*cough cough* Dahmer) -- I am absolutely delighted to see writers & creators such as the WtSS team thinking outside of the box and pushing themselves to generate a truly original concept in an entertaining & recognizable mockumentary format. In many ways this film does for murder cults what What We Do in the Shadows did in 2014 for vampires...which I suppose are their own type of murder-cult, but I digress.
Great production values, solid casting all-around (special mention to the Haugholt twins who are perfect!), plenty of jokes to balance out the darkness of the subject material, along with a fantastic plot twist leading to a splendid denouement, When the Screaming Starts is an excellent example of independent filmmaking at its best.
Kudos to the entire team!