THE VAST OF NIGHT: LOW BUDGET, HIGH CHILLS
When we discuss supernatural thrillers in our modern age, we typically talk about the special effects, the chills coming from the ability to show the monster for what it is through camera ventriloquism, green-screen schemes to fabricate scares and making CGI the master of all things shocking and gothically grotesque. But an ultra-low-budget film from 2019, The Vast of Night, shows us that the real thrills come from the mental squirms and mind tricks that a well-made movie can