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How ‘The Dead Thing’ Maximized Indie Resources to Make ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ for the Age of Tinder

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Director Elric Kane talks about the anxiety of influence and making the most of a low budget on his Shudder thriller, 'The Dead Thing.'

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IndieWire

How ‘The Dead Thing’ Maximized Indie Resources to Make ‘Looking for Mr. Goodbar’ for the Age of Tinder

Director Elric Kane talks about the anxiety of influence and making the most of a low budget on his Shudder thriller, 'The Dead Thing.'

10 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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NewJerseyStage.com

New Release Review - "The Dead Thing"

The idea of falling in love with the undead has long been mined for cheap laughs in horror-comedies. With his directorial debut The Dead Thing, Elric Kane (known to movie geeks as a host of the Pure Cinema podcast) takes this idea and plays it straight, using the concept of being in love with a ghost/zombie for an exploration of earthly isolation in an era where we seem to be more connected than ever before, and yet there's never been so much lo…

8 days ago

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IGN

The Dead Thing Review

Arriving on Shudder just in time for Valentine’s Day, The Dead Thing is a new horror movie about the hell of online dating. As such, it has to compete with the decade-and-a-half of stand-up comedy, articles, books, podcasts, TV shows, friends, oversharers, and, well, other horror movies that have expressed the same feeling about Tinder, Grindr, Bumble, et al.: “The Apps,” as we collectively refer to them, are kind of lousy. With a topic that exh…

8 days ago·United States

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The Cosmic Circus

'The Dead Thing' Review: Tinder-ized Surreal Horror

The Dead Thing might be dropping on Shudder during the Valentine’s Day weekend, but the new film by Elric Kane by John Dotson.

9 days ago

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The Fright Club NI

The Dead Thing (2024)

The Dead Thing - New Release Review Director: Elric Kane Starring: Blu Hunt, John Karna, Ben Smith-Petersen, Katherine Hughes, Josh Marble Written by: Elric Kane, Webb Wilcoxen Produced by: Matt Mercer, Monte Yazzie Cinematography by: Ioana Vasile Original Score by: Michael Krassner, Robin Vining Synopsis: A young woman lost in a series of meaningless connections falls in love with a charismatic and sensitive man, who hides a dark secret that tu…

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Bloody Disgusting!

‘The Dead Thing’ Clip Swipes Right on Shudder’s Erotic Thriller

A woman ghosted by her charming dating app suitor refuses to let go of their relationship in The Dead Thing. We have an exclusive new clip that may have you swiping right on Shudder’s erotic thriller. The Dead Thing debuts on Shudder on Valentine’s Day. Elric Kane makes his solo feature directorial debut from a script he co-wrote with Webb Wilcoxen. In the movie, “Alex is trapped in a downward spiral of shallow hookups and tepid connections, but…

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