Summary
A critically acclaimed 2024 slasher movie that gained horror legendStephen King’s stamp of approval is finally coming to streaming, close to four months after its initial release. Canadian indie horrorIn a Violent Naturewill release on Shudder next month, offering a chance for genre fans to see exactly why King took to X to recommend it.
Written and directed by Chris Nash,In A Violent Naturewill release on Shudder on Sept. 13, 2024. Nash previously drew attention for his segment inABCs of Death,with a particularly disturbing tale of a monstrous childbirth, and used his feature debut to similarly challenge convention.In A Violent Naturestars Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, and Lauren-Marie Taylor, and shows a killing spree from the slasher’s perspective as he hunts down a group of teens. Anyone who missed it in theaters will be able to watch it with a Shudder subscription in a matter of weeks.
Here’s a reminder ofKing’s recommendation to watchIn A Violent Nature:
“IN A VIOLENT NATURE: If you need a slasher movie, this one will do the job.It’s leisurely, almost languorous, but when the blood flows, it flows in buckets. The killer in his mask looks like the world’s most terrifying Minion.” Stephen King - viaTwitter
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In A Violent Nature Is One Of 2024’s Most Misunderstood Horror Movies
Stephen King’s review ofIn A Violent Naturereflects one aspect of the movie that horror movie fans were very split on: its pacing. As the legendary horror writer put it, “it’s leisurely, almost languorous”,taking amore slow-burn approach to its bloody story than most slasher movies.But as King’s use of “languorous” specifically suggests, it’s not unpleasurable. Nash almost ponderously shows his killer stalking his victims, dialing up the Michael Myers-like trope of a slow-moving killer with documentary-like precision.
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Viewers notably gaveIn A Violent Naturea 44% score on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to the critics score of 78%, flipping the Fresh score dramatically. The consensus among the less positive reviews focuses criticism on the pacing, but for King, that’s part of the reason to recommend it. And even in the assessment of more cynical viewers,the kills stand out as particularly bloody, making for a slow-build experience that pays off patience with buckets of gore.
