Cinema Psychos Movie Reviews · Brian Cottington
Josh Ruben on Heart Eyes, Scare Me, and College Humor: Mashing Horror & Comedy
·18 min·1 clip
Josh Rubin explains why actors must never 'play the joke' in horror comedy to keep the scares real.
As heard by us
A horror-comedy conversation about making Valentine's Day feel unsafe and carrying sketch-era instincts into a feature.
The conversation finds Josh Ruben interested in the joke inside a Valentine’s Day that does not feel safe. He keeps circling the same idea: romance pressure, public affection, and fear all end up feeding the same punch line.
Why you'd press play
For when you want horror-comedy talk that actually digs into the mechanics.
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