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'Tuesday' - https://youtu.be/qvqyBWCN39o?t=20

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I’ve seen it, great little flick — very out-of-the-box, which I loved. That said, I wouldn’t call it a horror.

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I'm part of an upcoming (in the next couple months) bird horror anthology. I've written several bird related horror tales. But, I didn't know it was a trend! Love it!

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Nice!

It may not be a trend yet, but I’m working on it, haha :)

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I've never seen it but I remember the trailers and this post has piqued my interest. Also, I've definitely seen a bird horror this year called 'Cuckoo.' It was a mixed bag - pretty sure time travel was dropped and the ending was way too long and overblown. But anyway, this post helps recontextualize that movie for me.

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'Cuckoo' had zero tension. 'Vivarium', however, terrific!

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Well, we differ on Cuckoo, I liked it quite a lot and will tell you why in Part 3 of this series.

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You got the idea instantly. 'Cuckoo' will be Part III of this series :). I liked it, but I also realize I'm in the minority with that. I agree, it was far from great, but its eeriness, similar to 'Vivarium,' was intriguingly weird and fucked-up (in a good way). Plus it was Hunter Schafer's first lead role in a feature, really, and I think she delivered. But more on that in Part III.

PS.: Thank you for the restack, I appreciate it.

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Welcome! I thought it was def-ly atmospheric and weird in a good way. Just ultimately not fully formed. And there were def-ly hints at larger sci-fi stuff that were rather underexplored. Looking forward to Part 3.

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