While promoting Victorian Psycho (which comes out Nov. 13), Maika Monroe got onto the subject of They Follow, the long-awaited sequel to 2014’s It Follows.
Monroe said that They Follow will be bigger in scale than its predecessor, but it’s still “grounded in the original.”
It Follows made a big impact in many ways. Not only was it a pivotal movie in the career of Maika Monroe, but it played a huge role in kicking off the cycle of horror cinema that includes movies like The Babadook and The Witch.
“We were sort of all in this festival circuit together,” Monroe told People, “and I really feel like that was the start of this new generation of horror. That it’s not just slasher in your face, it’s incredibly layered, intriguing characters and incredible filmmakers that are coming into this space.”
The cycle of horror that began with those movies has carried on for more than a decade.
“I mean, in this past year, you look at these movies that are just blowing up, and just so well done,” Monroe continued. “So I feel very lucky to be a part of it, and I think the fan base of horror is so incredible.”
