I saw someone else compare this film to the Twilight Zone and it really stuck with me. That's a perfect comparison to the beginning of the film where this criminal breaks into the home of a sinister Lucille Ball type escort and everything feels---like a carnival funhouse.
Spoilers ahead! We're slowly led further into this funhouse (Val's house) until we've run out of breadcrumbs and the only way back is this recurring holy roman knife and a climactic faustian decision which is all told through the POV of our protagonist, Fin.
I really loved Val and found both the actress and actor playing the lead roles to have knocked it out of the park. The director, Aaron Fradkin, is someone I've really enjoyed watching grow as a storyteller. Admittedly I probably would have given Val an 8.5 but I rounded up because I've been following this filmmaker duo's work from their short horror films on YouTube and I see how much work they put into each one of their projects.
There's something very refreshing about Val after a sea of traditional horror films, Val feels like a demonic breath of fresh air.
Spoilers ahead! We're slowly led further into this funhouse (Val's house) until we've run out of breadcrumbs and the only way back is this recurring holy roman knife and a climactic faustian decision which is all told through the POV of our protagonist, Fin.
I really loved Val and found both the actress and actor playing the lead roles to have knocked it out of the park. The director, Aaron Fradkin, is someone I've really enjoyed watching grow as a storyteller. Admittedly I probably would have given Val an 8.5 but I rounded up because I've been following this filmmaker duo's work from their short horror films on YouTube and I see how much work they put into each one of their projects.
There's something very refreshing about Val after a sea of traditional horror films, Val feels like a demonic breath of fresh air.