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   Is 'Oculus' a horror movie?

   • Add Mike Flanagan’s “Oculus” to the horror subgenre of supernatural item movies. This time it’s not a haunted doll or magical box but a deadly mirror with the power to compel people to commit violent acts. A man will think that he is trying to rip a Band-Aid from his finger only to realize that he’s pulling his fingernail off instead.

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   Is Oculus based on a true story?

   • Oculus is based on director, co-writer, and editor Mike Flanagan 's earlier 2005 short horror film, Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan. The short contained only one setting, a single actor, and a mirror. The short became highly acclaimed, and interest quickly arose regarding the adaptation of the short into a feature.

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   Is 'Oculus' a 'found footage' movie?

   • See how IMDb users rank all of Blumhouse's horror movies since 2007. Had director Mike Flanagan agreed to film "Oculus" in the "found footage" genre (like Paranormal Activity (2007)), a number of studios would have backed it as early as 2006. However, Flanagan refused. When Kaylie starts recording her video, she says the time is 4:15PM.

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   Is Oculus a good movie?

   • Oculus relies on an unsettling tonality, and a quantum state of uncertainty, making it a much more effective scare. The colors and set design is vintage Gothic horror, and the majority of the film is flashback driven which is was a very creative storytelling method and integrates perfectly with the story.

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   Is 'Oculus' a spook movie?

   • The very act of watching movies calls into question the way we process reality; “Oculus,” for all its familiar scares, expertly capitalizes on this fundamental power. In recent years, few American genre films have managed the extreme spookiness found in many of their overseas brethren.

   Review: Why ‘Oculus’ Is One of the Scariest American Horror Movies In …

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   When was Oculus first released?

   • Oculus was first released on September 5, 2013, at the Toronto International Film Festival and received a worldwide theatrical release on April 11, 2014.

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   Oculus is a 2013 American supernatural psychological horror film co-written, edited, and directed by Mike Flanagan. [5] It is based on his short film Oculus: Chapter 3 – The Man with the Plan , [ 6 ] and stars Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites as two young adult siblings who are convinced that an antique mirror is responsible for the death ...

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   Oculus: Directed by Mike Flanagan. With Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Rory Cochrane. A recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror.

   • 6.5/10 (141K)
   • Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

   • Director: Mike Flanagan
   • Release Date: 2014-04-11

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   With an emphasis on dread over gore and an ending that leaves the door wide open for sequels, Oculus could be just the first spine-tingling chapter in a new franchise for discerning horror fans...

   • 75% (157)
   • Director: Mike Flanagan

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Karen Gillan

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6. screenrant.com › oculus-movie-lasser-glass-originOculus: The Lasser Glass' Strange Origin Explained - Screen Rant

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   Dec 9, 2019 · Oculus was a 2013 psychological horror film from Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep) that made audiences terrified of something as benign as a household mirror with its cursed Lasser Glass. Flanagan, whose name is slowly becoming synonymous with the horror genre in general, released Oculus toward the beginning of his career.

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   Dec 11, 2023 · More tragedy than black humor, Oculus also features a family struggling with blurred reality. The film takes its title from the Lasser Glass, a sinister mirror capable of shifting perceptions and...

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   Apr 10, 2014 · A truly contemporary horror movie, its eeriness stems from manipulated cell phone conversations and recorded data on the ubiquitous cameras that may or may not accurately represent events as...

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   Add Mike Flanagan’s “Oculus” to the horror subgenre of supernatural item movies. This time it’s not a haunted doll or magical box but a deadly mirror with the power to compel people to commit violent acts.