• The analog horror film Skinamarink has earned 60 times its original investment.
• According to Uproxx, Kyle Edward Ball’s first film as a director, Skinamarink, has grossed $890,000.
• The horror film was shot in the director’s boyhood house in Edmonton.

Since being on sale in theatres on January 13, the analog horror film Skinamarink has earned 60 times its original investment. According to Uproxx, Kyle Edward Ball’s first film as a director, Skinamarink, has grossed $890,000. Two young children are followed during the course of the film as they cope with being left behind in their house without their parents.

Skinamarink’s $890,000 profit may not seem like much in comparison to Avatar: The Way of Water’s almost $2 billion in box office receipts and other top performers, but that amount is noteworthy because it is 60 times the film’s $15,000 budget. The horror film was shot in the director’s boyhood house in Edmonton, Canada because it was an experimental production, and even the scenes with toys were shot there.

Ball claimed in an interview that the usage of the toys his mother had collected from his youth made the filming more meaningful to him. He also mentioned how kind his parents were to him and the film crew. The success of Skinamarink is comparable to the success tale of the underdog hero who triumphs despite not having the same opportunities as his rivals. Skinamarink, a low-budget horror film with a straightforward set, will be renowned in horror film history. Ball acknowledged the influence of experimentalists like Stan Brakhage and Maya Deren, as well as David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, and others while describing the film as a masterpiece.

If you haven’t seen the film, it is a horror tale about two young children named Kevin (Lucas Paul) and Kaylee (Dali Rose Tetreault) who wake up one night to discover that they are alone at home and that their parents have vanished. Additionally, they learn that supernatural forces have imprisoned them within their home with no way to leave and no adult nearby to take command of the issue. The youngsters escape the frightening circumstance by hiding out with one another while engaging in games and watching cartoons. However, as they begin to hear voices echoing around the home and beckoning them into the darkness, their efforts to escape their tragic situation are unsuccessful.

Every scene in the movie feels like a nightmare coming to life since it was digitally shot in low light with everything captured in blurry static. When seeing Skinamarink, viewers can be brought back to their childhood fears of the dark and the nightmares that a child might imagine in a dark room at home.

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