AMC just compiled their list of the top ten Horror movies of 2008. Nine of the films are your typical horror fair; zombies, flesh eating plants, pro-genocide monsters. And then, there is our documentary, I Think We’re Alone Now.
We didn’t expect the film to be received so well by Horror film fanatics. As we spent more time with both Kelly and Jeff, the two main subjects of the documentary, those initial fears one has as an outsider began to dissipate. When we saw exaggerated obsession, others saw horror. When we saw loneliness, others saw horror. In July of 2008, we played at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, a festival that plays primarily horror, sci-fi, and fantasy films. The film was very well received, and we even won the audience award for best documentary, but I never expected to make it on a top ten horror films list.
Like most things, if you are committed, you tend to focus on the positive and tune out everything else. While shooting, there were certain moments that did make my jaw drop, but in the end, it will be the impenetrable determination of spirit that I will remember most.