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Sonya Ballantyne
Filmmaker based in Winnipeg who contributes perspectives on horror, filmmaking techniques, and found-footage aesthetics in the episode.
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Oct 31, 2025
• 28min
Friday wrap on Welcome to Derry, Bugonia, and Dream Eater
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Sonya Ballantyne, a Winnipeg filmmaker, discusses the unsettling use of child vulnerability in 'Welcome to Derry.' Laura Hall, an associate professor, highlights the social horrors of the 1962 setting while comparing Pennywise's menace to other horror icons. Beatrice Loayza, a film critic, praises Emma Stone’s eerie performance in 'Bugonia' and critiques misinformation in the storyline. They also explore the found-footage appeal in the Canadian indie horror 'Dream Eater,' emphasizing its fresh take on relationship collapse amid terror.
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