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Night Swim Producer on the Importance of Comedic Timing in Horror

A producer of the upcoming Blumhouse horror flick NightSwim is discussing how comedy can be crucial to a horror film when done correctly.

Depending on timing, horror fans love a solid dose of humor to counteract pulse-pounding intensity, as seen in recent favorites like M3GAN, Scream VI, or Evil Dead Rise. In fact, it's essentially become an integral part of the genre, which is something fans can expect to see play out in the teen-friendly horror movie Night Swim, which is just under a week away from its theatrical release.

While recently speaking with Comic Book about the upcoming Blumhouse horror flick Night Swim, producer Ryan Turek now explains why it's specifically going to embrace a comedic duality, noting, "I think comedy makes the horror go down a little bit easier and is a little bit more relatable. Some films dial it up, some films dial it down, but when it comes to the ingredients of a scary movie, it's relatability. What am I seeing onscreen? We all love to crack jokes, and when one lands, that's great. It's just a human element, and when you can anchor the scary movie with as much humanity, you've hit a home run."

Night Swim Synopsis, Cast, and Release Date

The film's official synopsis explains, "Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film by Rod Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire, the film stars Wyatt Russell (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness who moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve (Oscar® nominee Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin), teenage daughter Izzy (Amélie Hoeferle, this fall's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and young son Elliot (Gavin Warren, Fear the Walking Dead). Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home's shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home's past will unleash a malevolent force that will drag the family under into the depths of inescapable terror."

Night Swim will be released in theaters on January 5, 2024.

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