Horror and comedy overlap in some pretty keen ways, as screams and laughs often present the same problem: drowning out dialogue. Upcoming Stephen King movie The Boogeyman, which is an adaptation of the short story of the same name, now requires a very specific edit thanks to its scream-worthy creature. And it's due to that aforementioned concern. Apparently, the reaction to this monster is so intense, the director needed to add some padding to a scene to make sure audiences could follow the story.
Director Rob Savage spoke with with Empire, via LouderSound, and told a very interesting story about how a pivotal scene in the scary-sounding flick led to this very unique problem. This dilemma, and its solution, came from the following scenario:
