Through a Glass Darkly
We’ve all talked to ourselves in the mirror — eyes locked, offering words of encouragement and confidence. But what if our mirror-selves answered back? That tingle running down your spine is what Alexandre Aja’s Mirrors is hoping to capatilize on when it’s released on August 15. While early previews had many assuming that the film was another Asian horror remake (and it is, of the South Korean Into the Mirrors (2003)), the red band trailer smacked us out of complacency. If the idea of our mirrored doppelgangers tingled our spines, Aja aims to rip them right out with awesome gore effects as characters watch their mirrored selves maim and kill.
A new age-restricted clip popped up on Bloody-Disgusting.com, and it hints at the film’s thick atmosphere. While the horror director’s High Tension (2003) imploded with a lame story twist and 2006’s The Hills Have Eyes remake crossed the line of decency, there are moments in those films that scream terror potential, and horror hounds are hungry for fresh flesh.


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