‘Pooka Lives’ Trailer: The First ‘Into The Dark’ Sequel Arrives In April
Hulu’sInto the Darkhas been putting out a new feature-length holiday-themed horror film every month, which is pretty impressive. And now they have their first sequel on their hands:Pooka Lives, a follow-up toPooka, their first Christmas-themed film.Pooka Livesis definitely not Christmas-themed, though. The truth is, I have no idea what holiday it’s trying to represent. But it does featureRachel Bloomas a crazy person who creates Pooka and then sets herself on fire, so that’s something. Watch thePooka Livestrailer below.
Pooka Lives Trailer
Just what holiday isPooka Livescelebrating? Easter? The trailer says “this Pooka Day”, which…isn’t a real holiday. MaybeInto the Darkis going super-meta here, and inventing their own holiday for their own movie? Stranger things have happened. In fact, they’re even calling it a “Pooka Day Episode.”
InPooka Lives, “A group of thirty-something friends from high-school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on the Internet that it actually manifests more murderous versions of the creature.” The cast here featuresFelicia Day,Wil Wheaton,Malcolm Barrett, Rachel Bloom,Jonah Ray,Lyndie Greenwood, andGavin Stenhouse.
Into The Darkis “a monthly horror event series from prolific, award-winning producer, Jason Blum’s independent TV studio. Each feature-length installment is inspired by a holiday and features Blumhouse’s signature genre/thriller spin on the story.”
I love the concept behind this, but I have to admit that I haven’t liked many of theInto the Darkentries so far. They’re more miss than hit, and I feel like Blumhouse is wasting a great concept here. But hey, maybePooka Liveswill change all that! The fact that they managed to get Rachel Bloom to play the creator of Pooka is certainly a nice touch. And the display image above is appropriately nightmarish, so there’s that.
