A horror comedy film hailed as ‘killer’ is streaming now on Shudder via Amazon Prime Video.
Created by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, What We Do In The Shadows is a mockumentary that follows vampires Viago (Waititi), Vladislav (Clement), Deacon (Jonny Brugh), and Petyr (Ben Fransham) in their day-to-day life.
It allows viewers into their quiet Wellington home while learning all about the vampires, their powers, and how they blend into society.
What We Do In The Shadows premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014 and grossed $6.9million (£5million) on a $1.6m (£1.18m) budget.
In 2019, it was adapted into a popular TV series by FX starring Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, and Kristen Schaal.
Running for six seasons, the Emmy-winning show has been hailed as ‘full of killer gags’ and ‘the funniest show on TV right now.’
The film has a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with the critics’ consensus reading: ‘Smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie has any right to be, What We Do in the Shadows is bloody good fun.’
In their review, USA Today said: ‘If Twilight made you queasy and Dark Shadows felt like a missed opportunity, this pitch-perfect genre spoof is worth relishing.’
Chicago Sun Times added: ‘The New Zealand-made art comedy What We Do in the Shadows is a bracing reminder of how the right burst of energy and style breathes fresh ideas into a genre threatened with creative exhaustion.’
ZEALnyc wrote: ‘Darkly, edgily funny, the mockumentary about four nocturnal, bloodsucking flat-mates in Wellington, New Zealand reduced me to a quivering laugh zombie. It’s MTV’s Real World meets Hammer Horror with a nod to Christopher Guest.’
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Meanwhile, Arizona Republic said: ‘There is so much love and understanding of all the genres the film is skewering that What We Do in the Shadows transcends its lowbrow inspirations. It’s a real treat.’
Speaking to Empire, creators Clement and Waititi explained how they developed their original short film into a feature.
‘It took us nine years to make this movie, by the way,’ Waititi said. ‘In 2005 we thought of the idea, and I don’t know when we first started writing anything – probably about four years later. We did the short straight away when we had the idea, though.’
Clements added: ‘We’re very motivated. But yeah, as for the short, we just got some cameras, went to a costume shop, and made a little short that was about half an hour long. And probably quite embarrassing, to be honest: I haven’t seen it since then.’
What We Do In The Shadows is streaming now on Shudder via Amazon Prime Video. All six seasons of the TV adaptation of What We Do In The Shadows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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