PopHorror Let's Get Scared
Thanks to Fantastic Fest 2021, I recently had the opportunity to check out the world premiere of Let The Wrong One In. This horror comedy was directed by Conor McMahon (Stitches) and stars upcoming Irish talent Karl Rice and Eoin Duffy, along with Buffy the Vampire Slayer icon Anthony Head, in the role of Henry; a taxi driver with a sideline in vampire hunting.
Synopsis for Let The Wrong One In
This film follows young supermarket worker Matt (Rice), who is a little too nice for his own good. When he discovers that his older, estranged brother Deco (Duffy) has turned into a vampire, he’s faced with a dilemma: Will he risk his own life to help his sibling, with blood being thicker than water? Or will he stake him before he spreads the infection further?
Let The Wrong One In was the perfect horror comedy. My best description of it would be The Lost Boys meets Shaun of the Dead. The film has a fun and quirky storyline like Shaun of the Dead but still has a great balance of blood and gore. It reminded me of The Lost Boys in the sense that Matt finds out his older brother has turned into a vampire and he has to figure if she should save him or kill him.
All of the performances were great and entertaining but I loved the relationship and chemistry between Matt and Deco. They may have been estranged but you could feel the love they had for each other. Eoin Duffy was especially hilarious and I really enjoyed his character and how over the top he was.
As I mentioned up above, Let The Wrong One In doesn’t hold back on the blood and gore and there’s some pretty awesome scenes especially towards the end that involve awesome bloodshed and special effects. You won’t be disappointed.
Let The Wrong One In is a co-production between Tailored Films (The Lodgers) and Workshed Films (From the Dark), and is financed by Screen Ireland, MPI Media Group, and the BAI, in association with RTE. Let The Wrong One In had its world premiere on Thursday, September 23 and we loved seeing all the positive feedback it got!
