Mike Flanagan’s Favourite Scary Film Is Getting a 4K Restoration

Los Angeles’ genre-focused Beyond Fest introduced its programming at present, and tucked amid all of the rad-sounding premieres and revivals was a title that’s been on our minds recently because of Mike Flanagan: 2008 Australian horror mockumentary Lake Mungo. It can’t be coincidental that mere days after the horror director name-checked Lake Mungo as a film that “chilled me to the bone,” Past Fest revealed he’d be doing a particular introduction for the competition’s worldwide premiere of its 4K restoration, however we’re OK with it: Lake Mungo is effectively worthy of its newly elevated profile.

It’s kind of a curious selection for a 4K restoration. If you happen to’ve seen Joel Anderson’s film—the haunting story of a household struggling to simply accept the loss of life of a beloved teen daughter— its mysteries are very a lot intertwined with the mid-2000s expertise of its period, particularly the grainy capabilities of cellphone cameras. The movie can be an exploration of spirit pictures and the way in which photos will be interpreted by individuals who’re determined to search out explicit which means in them; presumably, although, the 4K therapy received’t make Lake Mungo‘s intentionally ambiguous discovered footage moments any much less creepy. It would even make individuals much less more likely to rewind the inevitable residence model to double-check what they suppose they could’ve simply seen.

Flanagan can even be readily available at Past Fest to debut the “Shush Minimize” of his 2016 cult slasher Hush, which stars and was co-written by his frequent collaborator and companion Kate Siegel. It’s a particular black-and-white model with a brand new audio combine that will likely be included on the movie’s upcoming Blu-ray/UHD Collector’s Version, coming soon from Shout Factory. (In different phrases, Past Fest could be your solely likelihood to see this model on the massive display.)

You may try the complete line-up of Past Fest programming, which is stacked with premieres in addition to a boatload of “jeez, I want I lived in Los Angeles”-type particular occasions, at its official site; (ticket data here) it runs September 25-October 9. We’re significantly envious of that fiftieth anniversary screening of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath, with “12 members of the unique forged and crew in attendance,” based on the competition press launch. As a bonus, it’s paired with a screening of Chain Reactions, the newest cinematic deep-dive from documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe, whose earlier works embody Lynch/Oz, Reminiscence: The Origins of Alien, 78/52 (about Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, particularly the bathe scene), and the zombie-tastic Doc of the Lifeless.

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