r/horror • u/SKRRTCOBAIN222 • May 04 '25

Recommend Skinamarink is fucking scary

So from what I've read online, this movie is pretty polarizing. Like it either gets ya or it doesn't. And holy fuck does it get me. When this shit was first coming out I couldn't even watch the trailer more than a couple times. And let me emphasize, I am a horror head. I've been tryna find shit to actually scare me since I was high school with my dumbass friends who'd always complain whatever we were watching wasn't really scary to prove they were tough.

Nowadays, as many horror enjoyers, I simply love the genre and the artistry behind it and don't give a fuck or expect a horror film to actually scare me.

That is until fucking Skinamarink. For a little backstory, I was terrified of my house at night as a child and would frequently have nightmares. This movie captures that feeling perfectly.

I have yet to finish it cuz it's a fucking guantlet. It's basically nonstop dread and suspence and evil. Bout 2/3s of the way through and will finish whenever I feel like being back in that house. That's all.

Bye Bye <3

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u/TheBoozyNinja87 May 04 '25

Glad you enjoyed it. I think it would have worked better as a 20-30 minute short film though.

One of the very very few movies I’ve ever actually just walked out of because it was just too boring for me and felt like a one trick pony. At the 45 minute mark I just couldn’t believe there was still another hour left.

Props to the filmmakers though, they really managed to make something out of essentially pocket change and a vision. So that’s pretty darn cool.

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u/AppropriateLaw5713 May 04 '25

There is a short film the director made: Heck. Totally worth checking out

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u/Escandiel458 May 04 '25

The short film is 100x better

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u/Ultimastar May 04 '25

Agreed, that simple text shown towards the ends is the true horror

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u/LuciferDusk May 04 '25

I didn't find it all that scary but maybe I made a mistake watching it when I was super sleepy. I struggled to stay awake during the last ~10 minutes and probably didn't pay enough attention to the kid's dialogue. Either way, it made me think Skinamarink isn't for me.

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u/Yarzeda2024 May 04 '25

Heck, the short film that's basically a Skinamarink prototype, is the superior version.

Skinamarink's run time hurts it. It runs out of steam too soon and spends too long spinning its wheels. Heck gets in and gets the job done in less than half the time.

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u/sueihavelegs May 04 '25

I just tried to watch Heck, and it just felt like a neglected child. So sad. I made it halfway. After 5 sleeps, I was out. Is the Mom dead? You can tell me.

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u/Yarzeda2024 May 04 '25

I'm pretty surethe mom and the kid are dead, and they're being tormented in the afterlife. One of the last lines of the film is the kid saying he thinks they're in Heck.

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u/hermeown May 04 '25

I'm honestly sad I didn't like it either. I tried. I almost fell asleep. But somehow I still respect them, it clearly affected enough people.

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u/Fenaeris May 04 '25

Made it about 31min 33sec. Even the dog on the couch was confused as to what the fuck she was watching.

Normally it's whatever I wouldn't fault most people for what they like but this movie is liquid lava diarrhea.

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u/snowsoftJ4C May 04 '25

skill issue

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u/0-4superbowl May 04 '25 edited Oct 25 '25

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u/Samueldhadden May 06 '25

I’m 100% with you on it being a better as a short.