WhileIn Fabricbeen characterized as an homage to 70s Italian horror films, Strickland didnt write it with that intent.
This has come up!
he tells EW of the film, one of the selections at this yearsAFI Fest in Hollywood.
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He did very uncanny mannequin sculptures.
And I think the Herk Harvey filmCarnival of Souls; there was a department store scene in that film.
I love Italian horror well, from the 70s, not beyond that, really.
So I dont mind the comparison, but it wasnt really on my mind when I was writing it.
I just dont believe in doing that because Im a hypocrite, he says.
Im calling you from a smartphone which probably has an element of unfair labor to it.
I think were all part of this thing, so I dont like wagging my finger at people.
Im not punishing her.
I think if I punish her, Im a hypocrite.
And also, I think you lose the irrational dream logic of the dress.
The fear of the dress is it is random, its like cancer.
Theres no logic to cancer.
Attempting to describe the plot ofIn Fabricwould either be unhelpful or outright ruinous to the experience of the film.
It also jumps from character to character, following a red dress along its dastardly path.
The dress was always going to go from person to person.
The dress is the main character, says Strickland.
I always had this fascination with objects.
I think what started it was going to secondhand shops.
Already, theres a haunting.
A24 has acquiredIn Fabricfor a 2019 release.
