house-of-leaves-ification of analog horror, it's about time this subgenre got its own documentary/horror movie/surrealist art-piece/"genuine" missing-persons film. Maybe just content with my two viewings, but I'm super satisfied with their decision to have this play in theatres only. The second time I saw this (at the same festival)--- they're seemingly finding ways to make it even more involving as time goes on too, as the director went up and down the aisles handing out "missing" posters for his wife, Rachel, before once again bringing the auditorium into a group seance and summoning his co-stars straight from the pits of hell. It's an experience that is only truly complete with the filmmakers present, before and after the film, to provide context and extra lore with the assistance of genius programmer Petey K, who gleefully plays along with the crews (semi-seeming) improvisation. I really hope they did something akin to this at the P/Is too.

and that first seance scene in the middle of the movie? Even more horrifying the second time around, and fuck me it felt like it was centuries longer (the anticipation and the cacophony). The agony and suspense caused an even greater sense of dread, the goosebumps were at 11/10