Milk and the seriesThe creative duo's first feature film, That's a Bad Idea, is one of the best films of the year. horror Jewels, but you won't see it in theaters or on Netflix or anything like that. The feature film was hiding in Dark corners on YouTube Since its August 8 premiere on the official channel of the comedy duo Carrie Parker and Cooper Tomlinson, the 62-minute film is a great display of creativity by the comedians who step into the world of horror with a strong approach to the “influencer horror” genre that blends well with the found footage format.
As the video's YouTube description notes, the found footage film was written and directed by Parker and produced by Tomlinson, and it's an interesting one. They play a social media team who are constantly pranking people and each other. At first, Seven is preparing to pull a prank on his friend Milk, who's celebrating his birthday. This may be in poor taste, but Seven's plan is to get an unloaded gun so he can scare Milk out of his pants. But there's more going on here than meets the eye. You can watch the full movie below.:
Not this Milk and the series A highly original, yet effective film that makes great use of the footage format. It could have easily gone the “prank goes too far and everything gets out of hand” route, but what they achieve is a disturbing exploration of more modern, social ideas, and the limits of human decency.
It also looks like an exciting continuation of the comedy duo's evolution into true horror filmmakers (following in Jordan Peele's footsteps, apparently). The film follows the successful horror short they starred in, The chairThe song has had 5.5 million views on YouTube since last year. They knew there was room for improvement, and they were working on it through rapid development.
Hidden horror gem Milk & Serial could be the start of something great
If Parker and Tomlinson’s series sounds familiar, it’s because you’re probably thinking of Australian duo RackaRacka, also known as Danny Filippo and Michael Filippo. The Filippo brothers are YouTubers who set their sights high for 2022 and have made their dream come true: They’ve made their first horror film, talk to mewhich was eventually acquired by A24 after it made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival. Their work was so good that a sequel was approved, proving that shooting videos and uploading them to YouTube can be a path to something bigger for real artists, especially if horror is your thing.
Don't hug me I'm scared This is a great example of a YouTube project that later turned into a TV series. But you don’t have to go to TV to make great art and build a fan base. YouTube has been a haven for horror since its inception, with some of the scariest videos and series appearing on the platform. Alternate reality games (ARGs) took off in the 2000s and 2010s, with a variety of DIY horror series captivating audiences around the world. EverymanHYBRID, Marble Hornets, Hi, I'm Mary Mary, PetscopAnother series of terrifying videos has proven that Great horror doesn't need to rely on an existing franchise or millions of dollars.That's why we love these titles so much.
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Milk and the series
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