Thanks π€ glad you enjoyed the review! I've been having a good time diving into the whole liminal aesthetic/obsession...I agree that the soundtrack helped heighten the dreamscape/nightmare feel. I love a good immersive horror in the summer βοΈ well anytime but especially in the summer
Super dope overview of the film with some appreciated insight. I loved the film personally and one thing that really stood out to me was the audio and soundtrack that elevated the atmosphere into that dream-like state. The vision was so well executed and fun to see put to the big screen. Also the "captain" so to speak actually scared the shit out of me. Hadn't felt that in a while.
Thank you thank you I thought I posted a reply but the apps being glitchy again. Appreciate you ππ€π Definitely agree the caption was freaky as fuckβ¦
oh my gosh yes the captain was nuts. but also the creatures at the table all arranged silence like they're distant cousins of those freaks in the og texas chanisaw massacre
Ah enjoyed this - I love how you sense things in terms of colour ; Iβm like that too. That Christmas shop dream oooh . Itβs so strange how we can visit the same places in dreams . I always go to this same town and Iβm never happy .
Thank you for this - intrigued enough to watch it , this has clinched it π
Sounds like a nice way to experience the world. I definitely spend an inordinate amount of time watching the shapes the light creates on my eyelids it's pretty meditative
Excellent piece. My teenage son convinced me to see this in theaters, and I was glad I did -- I even jumped a few times, and that hasn't happened in a bit. Whenever he shows me liminal spaces pix/videos, I'm always reminded of the convention centers I've been to for work trips. Wanna see a liminal space? Take a wrong turn at McCormick Place in Chicago during the off season.
Great review! You're have guaranteed I will watch this so long as i don't die abd nothing thing catastrophic happens before I get around to it!
Also very well written, you wonderfully evoked that whole cool surreal escape from the outside summer heat that you can still sense surrounding you feeling, and often feel like I'm on the edge of wandering into another world so this sounds perfect!
While I've avoided the movie because of my personal displeasure with the industry, I'm glad these creepypastas are entering the mainstream. There's so much creative juice flowing through the minds of the chronically online. It's the kind of thing that starts chaotic but grows as more minds poke at it with a stick.
Before I forget, what a well articulated and thoughtful post.
Thanks Nav! β€οΈ and yeah the industry sucks but I'm happy to see young talent getting a foothold and it's exciting that this up and coming generation seems to like horror so much
Can't wait to see this, especially now that I've read your take. The correlation between your dream world and the world of the movie was so cool; I'm a big fan of hearing about other people's weirdest dreams, and find they often echo my own, which is even weirder
When I was a toddler I had a recurring dream of a record shop in NYC that sold 7" records with black and white covers of scary images. "Those are punk records." The bearded shop clerk told my dad. "He will make them," he said pointing at me. This was before my brother was born, so maybe 1971. Then the floor would fill up with chocolate milk and floating pb&j sandwiches and the Statue of Liberty would walk out of the harbor and grab me like King Kong. And so...I made sure my first hardcore ep in 1987 had a black and white cover that I had my friend Wes illustrate, per the recurring dream.
Actually I had one a couple years ago where I went to a party in I think an after hours neon museum or something of that sort....somebody gave me a pill and I took it and start levitating a few feet off the ground and soon everyone was gliding around like that. Best party ever π»
This dream was one I had before I was even in nursery school. What's wacky is 55 years later, I still go to this fictional NYC neighborhood in dreams where it's always night and nobody is around.
That sounds like a prime liminal dream/nightmare. It's fascinating how common they are and all the different varieties people have. Would be interested to hear your take π»
I used to live in Colorado I went through Estes park once or twice past the Overlook (the Stanley irl) it's so epic. I need to go back and actually stay there sometime
I actually got to stay at the Stanley Hotel for a few nights, which was very cool! The weird thing about my hotel dream is that it didn't feel like a nightmare.
I'm not sure it was even the same hotel from dream to dream. It's interesting that I stopped having it. I'm assuming the dream had some kind of purpose (anxiety dream, etc.), but I don't know what it was.
I watched a few YouTube videos episodes by Kane Parsons called The Oldest View. It's basically this guy exploring an underground mall. It takes about an hour before anything happens, but it held my interest. The lights went on and off. There was mall Muzak. Lots of stairs. He kept swiveling the camera around so we think something's there.
There's something about places like that holds a fascination for people. In Sussex County NJ, there's the remains of a Playboy Resort (Hefner opened one in the 1970s & it went out of business) that is now empty. It's creepy, but it draws you in. Maybe it's the tendency of the brain to want to fill in the blanks. I wish I could explain it.
I liked it! I was there for a writing workshop, and I ended up getting a few short stories from the experience. It's a big, expansive place. Wide hallways and staircases. Plumbing from the 1930s. I don't know if they had an elevator. If they did, you couldn't have paid me to go in.
Thanks π€ glad you enjoyed the review! I've been having a good time diving into the whole liminal aesthetic/obsession...I agree that the soundtrack helped heighten the dreamscape/nightmare feel. I love a good immersive horror in the summer βοΈ well anytime but especially in the summer
agreed!! summer is the best time for immersive horror. feel like all my dreams lately have been backrooms coded. thanks for writing this, great piece
My dreams have been fluctuating btw liminal spaces and lush, green nightmares
oh man, lush green brings to mind the ocean. now thatβs a real liminal space on this planet that exists as such with or without human presence
https://substack.com/@adrianelord/note/c-274208176?r=3igswk
Yes exactly!! Im writing some stuff partly about the ocean atmβ¦also writing some more blue and green and generally color/nature related things
Thank you so much π»π»π»
Super dope overview of the film with some appreciated insight. I loved the film personally and one thing that really stood out to me was the audio and soundtrack that elevated the atmosphere into that dream-like state. The vision was so well executed and fun to see put to the big screen. Also the "captain" so to speak actually scared the shit out of me. Hadn't felt that in a while.
Thank you thank you I thought I posted a reply but the apps being glitchy again. Appreciate you ππ€π Definitely agree the caption was freaky as fuckβ¦
oh my gosh yes the captain was nuts. but also the creatures at the table all arranged silence like they're distant cousins of those freaks in the og texas chanisaw massacre
Ah enjoyed this - I love how you sense things in terms of colour ; Iβm like that too. That Christmas shop dream oooh . Itβs so strange how we can visit the same places in dreams . I always go to this same town and Iβm never happy .
Thank you for this - intrigued enough to watch it , this has clinched it π
feel like the walls of my eyelids are color coded, and it's how i see most things.
Sounds like a nice way to experience the world. I definitely spend an inordinate amount of time watching the shapes the light creates on my eyelids it's pretty meditative
it's especially fun to do it when the weather outside is stormy, like it is right now in nyc
I'd be interested to hear your take! Dreamspaces are so fascinating
Excellent piece. My teenage son convinced me to see this in theaters, and I was glad I did -- I even jumped a few times, and that hasn't happened in a bit. Whenever he shows me liminal spaces pix/videos, I'm always reminded of the convention centers I've been to for work trips. Wanna see a liminal space? Take a wrong turn at McCormick Place in Chicago during the off season.
Thanks for reading, glad you got to see the film in theaters!
Those are very interesting liminal spaces
Great review! You're have guaranteed I will watch this so long as i don't die abd nothing thing catastrophic happens before I get around to it!
Also very well written, you wonderfully evoked that whole cool surreal escape from the outside summer heat that you can still sense surrounding you feeling, and often feel like I'm on the edge of wandering into another world so this sounds perfect!
Thank you thank you....I appreciate it. You should definitely see it when it hits streaming at least!
a hypnotic movie in the summer is such a specific joy, and I totally agree with you about this one. i feel like I could smell those rooms!
While I've avoided the movie because of my personal displeasure with the industry, I'm glad these creepypastas are entering the mainstream. There's so much creative juice flowing through the minds of the chronically online. It's the kind of thing that starts chaotic but grows as more minds poke at it with a stick.
Before I forget, what a well articulated and thoughtful post.
Thanks Nav! β€οΈ and yeah the industry sucks but I'm happy to see young talent getting a foothold and it's exciting that this up and coming generation seems to like horror so much
I can't waiiiiiit!!!!!
I'd be interested to read what you think my skeleton friend π»
Such a fascinating article! I haven't gone to the movies in years and this made me want to go see this film.
Thank you for reading and sharing Alicia! I think it's definitely worth seeing! π
Can't wait to see this, especially now that I've read your take. The correlation between your dream world and the world of the movie was so cool; I'm a big fan of hearing about other people's weirdest dreams, and find they often echo my own, which is even weirder
The collective unconscious is so wild! I really fell into some rabbit holes writing this
Dying to watch it on streaming services. Thanks for that take.
Oooo would love to hear your take Mac ππ€
When I was a toddler I had a recurring dream of a record shop in NYC that sold 7" records with black and white covers of scary images. "Those are punk records." The bearded shop clerk told my dad. "He will make them," he said pointing at me. This was before my brother was born, so maybe 1971. Then the floor would fill up with chocolate milk and floating pb&j sandwiches and the Statue of Liberty would walk out of the harbor and grab me like King Kong. And so...I made sure my first hardcore ep in 1987 had a black and white cover that I had my friend Wes illustrate, per the recurring dream.
Actually I had one a couple years ago where I went to a party in I think an after hours neon museum or something of that sort....somebody gave me a pill and I took it and start levitating a few feet off the ground and soon everyone was gliding around like that. Best party ever π»
That's quite the dream lol I feel like mine are never that cool π±
This dream was one I had before I was even in nursery school. What's wacky is 55 years later, I still go to this fictional NYC neighborhood in dreams where it's always night and nobody is around.
That's awesome π
I enjoyed your review! I'm looking forward to seeing this one.
I used to have a dream of being inside an enormous, deserted hotel. Maybe The Overlook, but no ghosts. It recurred every few months and then stopped.
That sounds like a prime liminal dream/nightmare. It's fascinating how common they are and all the different varieties people have. Would be interested to hear your take π»
I used to live in Colorado I went through Estes park once or twice past the Overlook (the Stanley irl) it's so epic. I need to go back and actually stay there sometime
I actually got to stay at the Stanley Hotel for a few nights, which was very cool! The weird thing about my hotel dream is that it didn't feel like a nightmare.
I'm not sure it was even the same hotel from dream to dream. It's interesting that I stopped having it. I'm assuming the dream had some kind of purpose (anxiety dream, etc.), but I don't know what it was.
I watched a few YouTube videos episodes by Kane Parsons called The Oldest View. It's basically this guy exploring an underground mall. It takes about an hour before anything happens, but it held my interest. The lights went on and off. There was mall Muzak. Lots of stairs. He kept swiveling the camera around so we think something's there.
There's something about places like that holds a fascination for people. In Sussex County NJ, there's the remains of a Playboy Resort (Hefner opened one in the 1970s & it went out of business) that is now empty. It's creepy, but it draws you in. Maybe it's the tendency of the brain to want to fill in the blanks. I wish I could explain it.
Yeah I've always been really into abandoned places...I feel very drawn to them as well. Ooo did you find staying at the Stanley inspiring?
I liked it! I was there for a writing workshop, and I ended up getting a few short stories from the experience. It's a big, expansive place. Wide hallways and staircases. Plumbing from the 1930s. I don't know if they had an elevator. If they did, you couldn't have paid me to go in.