The trailer for Parker Finn’s feature film debut Smile enticed the internet and drummed up intrigue for this high-concept horror when it was posted to YouTube in June of this year.
Smile follows Dr.
Rose Cotter as she is relentlessly stalked by a terrifying supernatural force that manifests in the smiling faces of those around her.
The patient that seemingly infects Rose claims she can see people smiling at her when no one else can.
The film has already garnered comparison to popular horror films such as It Follows and The Ring for its premise, involving an unseen terror threatening an untimely end.
In a featurette uploaded earlier this month, Finn says that he wanted to make “a film that feels like an escalating nightmare.” If his previous works are any indication, he’s certainly capable of capturing nightmarish horror.
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