Halloween's Most Anticipated Fear Comes From 'Happy Death Day'

And this year is no exception. The work that is being nurtured by the "big guys" with a unique and strange script and a new way of performing, combining many genres, promises to bring a new big revenue victory for Blumhouse this year, which is Happy Death Day. The story revolves around the student Tree Gelbman (played by actress Jessica Rothe) who was murdered by a mysterious masked killer in many brutal ways on her birthday. The special thing is that after each murder, she is caught in a time loop that returns to the morning of that fateful day. Tree took advantage of that to plan an investigation to find out who is behind these dark plots.

Image of a birthday cake with bloody frosting from Happy Death Day

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When talking about the producer Blumhouse, we cannot help but mention a series of famous horror brands that haunt millions of fans around the world such as the series Paranormal Activities, The Purge, Sinister, Ouija... Earlier this year, this "nightmare maker" shocked the world cinema when it had a perfect transformation with two works Split and Get Out, two horror works with a small production budget but were rated extremely successful in both content and box office revenue.

Head of the mighty Blumhouse empire – producer Jason Blum

Not only stopping at scaring with sound and images like contemporary films, the highlight of these works is the script that delves into exploiting psychological and conscious fear. Therefore, the obsession that the films bring will be long-lasting and each film will bring a distinct mark among hundreds of horror films that have been released. The strength of the script and staging has made Split one of the films with the best acting of actor James McAvoy when playing a character with up to 23 personalities. Or Get Out shines with its strange and suspenseful storytelling to the end, which also helped Jordan Peele succeed right from his first time in cinema when the film's revenue reached the milestone of 250 million dollars even though the initial cost was only 4.5 million dollars.

With a budget that exceeded imagination, many experts predict Get Out will be the most profitable film of 2017.

And because of that, the producers have every right to expect Happy Death Day to continue that unending streak of success. “Blumhouse always gives you the opportunity to make the movies you want to make,” commented the director of Paranormal Activity and the “helmsman” of Happy Death Day, Landon. “Every individual here tries their best to make the best work. And we will not make horror movies in the usual way to scare the audience.”

Unique and original script ideas

In fact, the situation of the main character being stuck in an endless loop of a day in Happy Death Day has been exploited on the big screen before in films such as Edge of Tomorrow, Groundhoug Day and About Time. However, this is the first time this interesting idea of ​​​​a time loop has been shown in the horror genre, and this is considered a rather bold experiment by filmmakers from Blumhouse.

Along with the creative scenario of the "death and resurrection" cycle on the birthday of college student Tree Gelbman in Happy Death Day is the development of the character. Despite having to face fear and extreme pain that is constantly repeated, Tree still maintains her "queen bee" spirit. She does not run away but is ready to stand up and fight death to win life as well as escape this crazy cycle. This is a new point of Happy Death Day compared to previous horror films when the main character now, instead of running away, is the one who actively searches for the villain who murdered her.

Instead of running away, Tree actively sought to fight back against the brutal murderer.

School-themed horror film with elements of humor, action and emotion

The film will definitely make the audience's heart skip a beat with its terrifying scares. But besides that, there is another element that attracts audiences no less than the horror element, which is the school color, the humorous love element of the young boys and girls that fans loved in Mean Girl. You will relive the dynamic atmosphere and participate in the battle of the girls to compete for the title of "school queen" and the love of all the boys in the school. Veteran producer Jason Blum humorously shared: "The audience should watch Happy Death Day because it is an interesting movie to remember the dreams of revenge on someone that we once cherished. The movie really makes me think about my enemies..."

The popularity of hot girls and jealousy and envy in school are always topics that attract a large audience.

The love stories will also be an element that helps make the movie lighter.

Happy Death Day is an excellent school horror film following the previous successful films such as Scream and Sorority Row, with a harmonious combination of horror, comedy, action and emotion - which is rare in modern cinema, those are the words that the main actress Roth shared when she was accepted to play the role of Tree. Released on Halloween, this is a film that movie lovers or horror fans cannot miss because of the bold horror of repeated death along with the colorful school chic-flick style. What could be better than going to the cinema to watch a quality horror film on the occasion of the devil's holiday at the end of October?

Happy Death Day will officially hit the box office nationwide on October 27, 2017, right on Halloween.

The Thanh