Almost every holiday has a corresponding horror movie.
2015’sKrishahas family tension that bubbles like the pots on the stove before the pristine table gets stained and destroyed.
What Is ‘Krisha’ About?
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The electronic soundtrack byBrian McOmberkeeps the audience feeling uneasy.
Other than the sound design or score, there is the noise from the people around Krisha too.
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The tension was unbearable.
The director was also influenced by two horror movies that usedslow-burn dreadand domestic fears to scare viewers for decades.
I love when people sayKrishas like a horror movie, he said.
Nevertheless, it was an effective change.
He would much rather satisfy himself with alcohol than become a loving father.
What Krisha Borrows From Rosemarys Baby and The Shining
Claustrophobia is rampant in all three movies.
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The family-centric holiday is what holds them in place.
Trey Edward Shults then subverts the domestic fears ofRosemary’s BabyandThe Shining.
Rosemary discovers her husband traded her body for a pact withthe Devil.
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Jack gleefully tries to hunt down his wife and son.
Krisha is an older woman who can have a temper when she grows frustrated or descends into self-destruction.
The brutality splashes gore across the holidays custom of a family gathering for the central meal.
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A scary personality shift lets Krisha Fairchild deliver an intense performancewhen her characters darker self comes out.
Uncontrollable, she lashes out at her family, bringing the holiday to a grim conclusion.
Halloween and Christmas remain the popular holidays for bad things to happen.
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But these holidays shouldn’t put the cap on where mayhem thrives.
After all, bad a Thanksgiving with family can take many forms.
On TV,Communityhad a hard-hitting episodewith a painful storyline involving an absentee father.
Krishais available to rent on Amazon.
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