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io9 speaks with Simon Barrett, writer-director of the new horror movie Seance, about his screenwriting process, his love of “old-fashioned” horror, and what it’s like trying to make a scary movie in a time when the real world is terrifying as hell.
Written and Directed by Simon Barrett.
Starring Suki Waterhouse, Inanna Sarkis, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Seamus Patterson, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Megan Best, Djouliet Amara, Jade Michael, and Stephanie Sy.
SYNOPSIS:
Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Edelvine Academy following one of the student’s untimely and violent death.
It takes roughly five minutes to hate every character in
Seance. Written and directed by Simon Barrett (evidently talented considering his credits on
You’re Next and
The Guest, two of the best horror films of their respective years released), the story centers on a group of high school seniors attending the all-girls Edelvine Academy who, while admittedly acting their age, enjoy playing pranks on one another and trying to summon spirits. Notably, they try to reach the spirit of a prior classmate who had committed suicide in her dorm bathroom. However, after the spooky aftermath is revealed to be another scheme by ringleader Alice (Inan