GRABBERS ARTICLE

In one of today's magazines free with a newspaper (can't remember which one as I tore out the pages to read later!). Getting a premiere in Galway in a few days so well done. But here's the thing: does anyone really believe an Irish horror-comedy will do well? Either critically or commercially? The filmmakers expect it to be 'warmly embraced on its release'. Sorry lads, your movie will do terrible business just like all of our other horror efforts. Even better, because it's got a British-Irish director it's expected to do the business here! Will someone please fly in Dario Argento to give a masterclass in Galway on how to make a REAL horror  movie? Disturbing stuff like Creepers with that monkey holding a razor blade? Because these horror-dash-comedies-injokes don't work apart from Bride of Frankenstein and Gremlins 2. Horror cinema should be about shocking/disturbing/upsetting the audience and making them think. But here in Ireland it's all good clean fun.