‘Skinamarink’ Creator Returns Soon With Another Analog Horror Film
The infamous analog movie Skinamarink first hit theaters in 2022, much to its audience’s terror (and often confusion). Like other analog horrors of its genre, the film was strange, unsettling, and highly experimental, which left audiences taking a strict love-it-or-hate-it stance post-film. Regardless of which side you’re on, you can’t deny that Skinamarink was truly the first global movie of its time, and it continues to strike fear into the hearts of its cult followers today.
But soon, Skinamarink won’t be the only film of its kind on the big screens. Kyle Edward Ball, the mind behind Skinamarink’s horror, will be writing and directing a brand new film of a similar style.
The Land of Nod is the title of Ball’s next work, though its subject matter is unrevealed as of now. A24 studios will be releasing the film across the globe — an exciting moment for Ball’s second film post-debut.
What, exactly, The Land of Nod will be about, most people can’t even begin to guess. If it’s anything like the dreamy, confusing, and utterly strange plot of Skinamarink, it’s possible that audiences still won’t understand the movie even after they see it for themselves.
The Land of Nod could potentially be a biblical reference in name. The Land of Nod was where Cain was exiled to after killing his brother. It doesn’t seem to be very likely that The Land of Nod will pursue these religious themes completely, but this could be a potential reference to a number of things; tumultuous family or sibling relationships or a person who feels exiled from society, for example. The Land of Nod could also merely be a reference to a dream or dreamlike state, as with part of Skinamarink’s setting.
There is some meaning to Skinamarink’s name, as the title is derived from an old nursery rhyme. The film itself follows two children who find themselves unable to escape from their home; while the original nursery rhyme itself has no meaning, the name is meant to invoke a little bit of childhood nostalgia. This tangentially relates Skinamarink’s name to its subject content, which could indicate that The Land of Nod will follow a similar naming pattern.
Conspiracy theories aside, it’s looking like analogue horror will be making yet another future comeback with Ball’s latest development.