“First Steadicam movie ever! Steadicam was first used in The Shining. That perspective, that loyal perspective, the hyper-subjectivity, is so thrilling. I steal directly from The Shining in this movie. I’m not even ashamed. It’s obvious. It’s a great movie, and it’s the first that made me fall deeply in love with horror.
I was at a sleepover at Damon Burke’s house, a buddy of mine, and we were watching it and that scene with the twins in the hallway—it just annihilated me. And I have been hunting that feeling ever since. I don’t know why kids are scary. Kids are scary. I don’t have any. They freak me out. They did it better in [The Shining] than anyone else could ever do. I don’t even pretend to be on that level, but it was definitely an inspiration.”
