In the case of horror films, there are quite a lot of movies that promise to be so scary that after viewing them you may by no means be the identical once more. 99.9% of the time, that is all simply advertising and marketing propaganda meant to entice viewers into the theater. There hasn’t been a very terrifying horror film in a very long time, however all that might change due to Traumatika, a hidden gem that is set to premiere in September that is already getting rave evaluations.
Like 1,000,000 different horror films earlier than it, Traumatika touts itself as one of many scariest films ever made. It does not simply cease there, nonetheless, as the brand new teaser for the movie (seen under) boasts that the film is so intense that followers cannot even deal with an entire trailer. As an alternative, we’re handled to a number of evaluate quotes that label the film as “a nonstop onslaught of terror,” “violent, indignant, and unafraid,” and a movie that “claws at your throat.” The teaser ends by claiming Traumatika is not a film you see, it is a film that you simply survive. We’ve handy it to the advertising and marketing division at Saban Movies, as a result of that is a fairly good tagline.
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Directed by Pierre Tsigaridis, Traumatika stars Rebekah Kennedy (Two Witches), Emily Goss (The Home on Pine Avenue), AJ Bowen (You are Subsequent), Sean O’Bryan (The Center), and Sean Whalen (The Individuals Beneath the Stairs), to call just a few. It made its world premiere at FrightFest on August 24, 2024, with distribution rights being picked up by Saban earlier this 12 months. Intelligent advertising and marketing marketing campaign apart, its synopsis is not messing round by making Traumatika sound like one to look out for later this 12 months:
“A younger boy’s night time terrors change into actuality when his mom begins exhibiting indicators of demonic possession. What he is about to expertise will hang-out him for the remainder of his life and declare numerous lives throughout generations.”
Critics Are Already Raving About ‘Traumatika’
Having been seen by a handful of critics throughout its competition run, Traumatika already has an 82% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes forward of its theatrical debut. That may not seem to be a excessive rating, however be mindful movies like The Exorcist and The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath – films folks contemplate classics – have rankings of 78% and 84%, respectively, so Tsigaridis’ flick is true up there with them in the mean time. Referred to as “a film that’s each surprising and terrifying” by Nathaniel Muir, critic Jenn Adams from Robust Feminine Antagonist writes:
“Although blunt, Traumatika is a robust metaphor for spiraling trauma which appears to devour everybody in its path. The movie is located firmly in abject darkness, that includes nightmarish cruelty at each flip.”
Evidently, Traumatika seems to have all the required instruments it must be a success, together with good advertising and marketing, some buzz-worthy quotes, and powerful evaluations. All it wants now could be to ship on all that it guarantees in order that phrase of mouth may help propel it to field workplace glory. You’ll be able to decide for your self if it is actually as “intense” because it claims to be when Traumatika hits theaters on September 12 from Saban Movies.
Traumatika
- Launch Date
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August 24, 2024
- Runtime
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88 minutes
- Director
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Pierre Tsigaridis
- Producers
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Maxime Rancon
Supply: YouTube/Rotten Tomatoes