The Twin's filmmakers on applying Finnish culture in horror | Digital Trends

Is elevated horror a new subgenre or a fancier name for a psychological thriller? The expression continues to spurn many debates in the horror community over how to categorize films that focus on dramatic elements over gore and jump scares. Regardless of the terminology, this specific type of horror is experiencing a resurgence in both the film industry and at the box office.

I think, to answer your question, we love the movies. My parents used to own a couple of cinemas back in the day in Finland so it was those two genres, horror and comedies, from a kid’s point of view, that were the best. From the projection room, to see what people were dreading or screaming or laughing together is what left its mark [on me]. We’ve been working on numerous projects in comedy, and now we’ve done two horror films.

We finally came up with like a raw idea about twins. I think that started from us both being parents and fathers. We basically just started talking about what would be the most terrible thing that you could ever face. I said obviously losing a child or having something happen to a child. It’s definitely something that you can’t live with as a parent. When you get your first kid, a worry enters your life, and it never leaves. I thought that was kind of the starting point we took.

When you [Americans] open the door, we usually joke that you guys are worried about traffic and rush hour. We have to worry about wolves and bears and sometimes even dragons I guess [laughing]. We always felt like there is this kind of a Nordic flair. With the names you mentioned, Ari Aster and Eggers, they all see that we have a really rich pagan culture. You could say it’s pretty strange we live here. But with this project, when we started writing it, we felt compelled.

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