“Dark Skies” 10 Years Later – Why It Failed to Abduct Audience Attention

Alien abduction films occupy a strange gray area in between horror, thriller, and sci-fi.  Thus, they’ve always seemed underrepresented in the large horror zeitgeist. One such example was 2013’s Dark Skies.  Produced by Blumhouse (as well as the Weinstein Company unfortunately), Dark Skies had all the makings of a horror classic, but never really got the attention or recognition it deserved. It’s not without its … Continue reading “Dark Skies” 10 Years Later – Why It Failed to Abduct Audience Attention