'Scariest thing I've ever seen,' says a horror movie from Edmonton At the box office, Skinamarink earns one million dollars

 A movie from Edmonton that has received positive reviews from publications like the New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Rolling Stone has already raked in over $1 million at the box office.
Skinamarink, the directorial debut of Kyle Edward Ball, has had sold-out showings in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles, with viewers describing it as "the scariest thing they've ever seen."
The movie, which cost under $15,000 and was shot at the Edmonton director's childhood home, is reportedly the buzz of the horror film industry right now.
The movie's associate producer, John Kmech, is likewise new to the industry; his sole other credit is on a documentary on Edmonton's Waste Management Centre. He is overwhelmed by the response the project has received so far.

"I don't think anyone anticipated that something like this would occur. His local feature picture debut was really all that was intended, according to Kmech.
According to the synopsis, the movie is about two kids who discover their father is missing and all the windows and doors in their house have disappeared when they wake up in the middle of the night.
After viewing Ball's YouTube channel, where the director brought fears to life, Kmech became engaged with the film. According to the description for the channel, Bitesized Nightmares, Ball would invite users to describe their nightmares in the comments and then construct 5-minute films that are "best watched with the lights out and headphones on."

An internet crowdsourcing campaign was used to raise roughly $8,500 for the manufacture of Skinamarink.
Ball contacted Kmech since Kmech was the only member of the team who hadn't seen the shooting screenplay when he finished the first edit of the movie in November 2021.
"Despite the fact that many people are referring to this movie as 'found footage,' the shooting script was 96 pages long. Kyle had everything all planned out and in his head, he claimed.
Kmech reported feeling tense and adrenaline-fueled while watching it alone.
"I genuinely believe it to be unlike anything I've ever seen in a movie before."

After the movie was posted online and artists began gushing over the continuously spooky atmosphere of the 100-minute film, according to Kmech, TikTok helped build buzz for the film.
Some of the initial responses, he continued, included statements like, "This is the scariest thing I've ever seen," and "It made me cry."
Kmech and Ball are extremely busy as a result of their movie's popularity, which makes it difficult for them to plan their upcoming ventures.

"I've heard that if he's ready to go past this initial rush, he wants to start composing something else in the next several months. However, I haven't spoken about anything, and this really was entirely unexpected," Kmech remarked.
Kmech also brought up The Last of Us, an HBO series that gave Albertans great pride when it was produced in various Calgary and Edmonton sites. This production helped to establish the province's film and TV sector.
They are essentially polar opposites, he said: "The Last of Us is one of the biggest TV productions ever, and the other is a $15,000, micro-budget experimental film."

Only two more opportunities remain to see Skinamarink in Edmonton at the independent cinema Metro Cinema on January 29 and 31.
Don't wait to get your tickets online as these screenings were added after the initial run fully sold out and caused lines outside the theater.