Undertone: The Sound of Fear

0:00Today is March 12th. Here's what's trending in Entertainment. A new horror film called Undertone hits theaters this Friday the 13th. Directed by first-time feature filmmaker Ian Teweson, it's a minimalist scarefest that relies almost entirely on sound to Bill Terra. The story follows a skeptical paranormal podcaster named Evie, alone in the house with her dying mom, as she decodes creepy anonymous audio files with. Her remote co-host. Here this week, buzzed from its Sundance premiere, had audiences calling it the scariest movie they'll ever hear. Teweson stripped away visuals during production, focusing on immersive sound design through noise-canceling headphones and Dolby mixes. He drew from his background in virtual reality horror shorts, where audio cues let viewers imagine their own nightmares. The film stems from Teweson's personal losses during the pandemic, when both parents face terminal cancer diagnoses. He cared for them in Toronto suburbs until his mom passed months later, and his dad, two

1:00and a half years after that. Pouring grief into the script, he made Evie a stand-in for himself, grappling with big life choices amid supernatural chills. Meanwhile, A24 jumped on board for distribution, praising its theater experience while noting it works eerily well at home alone with headphones. Producers say the sound power creates endless versions of the horror in each viewer's mind. Teweson's already lined up to direct the next paranormal activity movie, though he eyes science fiction and modern Kung Fu projects too. He's thrilled to release undertone on Friday the 13th, a date tied eerily to his family story. Support for this episode comes from our sponsor, see the description. Do not just listen to podcasts, get lost in them comfortably, S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.