A lot of cool ‘not seen that before’ (sex Chinese finger trap in school bathroom) stuff mixed with just as much ‘really, this again?’ (smiley cult reveal) stuff. Think I ultimately prefer the more psychological first half where the scares, whilst derivative, do really hit, but the shift in gears to zany body horror is fun regardless. Ultimately a horror like this is judged by the amount of vocalising you do, and we did a lot it so it’s a strong passing grade.

The tacked on opening is a blatant ‘oh shit should we have told everyone that it was our fault actually’ afterthought, in that it never once comes up again and one of its last shots has a fluttering American flag in the background. But hey, it’s v tense, v fun.

Another WTFilm Club hosting. Too overjoyed to make jokes; had heard a few horror stories about screenings of this and was braced for non-stop chatter and aggressive misogyny and beer throwing, but this was just 300+ people coming together to rejoice in this nonsense and laugh together with the man himself Greg, who is super game and very enthusiastic about the Leeds film scene. I’m being sappy about The Room, everyone. CINEMA.