A horror movie was apparently so traumatizing that some people couldn't make it through without vomiting.
I'll be honest with you, I hate horror movies.
I don't see any value in spending my free time making myself anxious, but I suppose people are generally braver than I am.
That being said, I imagine it isn't in anyone's interest to watch a movie that makes them vomit, but here we are.
The Outwaters, has been described by some viewers as so "traumatizing" that they have had to leave theaters to "throw up."
Check out the trailer below:Written and directed by Robbie Banfitch, The Outwaters is a found-footage horror film that promises a uniquely disturbing experience.
The movie’s synopsis teases an eerie story: “An excursion to the Mojave Desert turns creepy when a group of campers starts to experience unexplained sounds, vibrations, and unnatural animal behavior. Then one night everything changes, sending the foursome on a mind-bending trip through terror.”
The LA Times’ Noel Murray praised the film, stating that The Outwaters “genuinely feels like a first-person perspective on the end of the world.”
This acclaim has been echoed on social media, where viewers are sharing their intense reactions.
One audience member even revealed that the movie caused a spike in their heart rate, which was tracked by their Apple Watch.
|I’d say tonight was pretty damn eventful! @RobbieBanfitch you’re amazing, hilarious, and this rewatch of @TheOutwaters has solidified my opinion that I believe this to have one of the most horrific and traumatizing sequences I’ve ever experienced in a found-footage horror film," they wrote.
However, not all reactions have been positive. Some viewers found the film so unsettling that it caused physical reactions.
One fan shared their experience: “I'm still processing #TheOutwaters. I am not sure if it worked for me. The sounding made me so uncomfortably dizzy that I had to leave the theatre to vomit. This never happened to me before. It’s more disturbing than scary, if that makes any sense.”
To enhance the movie-watching experience, The Outwaters official Twitter account shared advice for fans. "In order to fully appreciate our film, we do recommend watching on the biggest screen possible, turning off the lights, putting away your phone, and turning up the volume. There’s a lot to see and hear in the darkness. And then in the burning, bitter sun."
In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Banfitch discussed the most challenging part of bringing the horror film to life.
“Getting it right, and the time that it took,” Banfitch explained. “I was never going to enter it into a film festival unless I felt it was good enough, and it took a lot more time than I thought to get it to the place where I was ready to enter it.”
He added that the process was grueling: “Just the process of trial and error, edits and feedback, I suppose, was the most difficult in terms of being time-consuming. Life is short, you wanna make sure you are working on something that you are really passionate about if you spend years on it."
Will you be watching?
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