Film Preview: The Bye Bye Man (2017)

Page Revisions:

(April 10, 2016) Original
(October 16, 2016) New Trailer (#2) / Updated Release Date (changed from 6/3/16)
(January 1, 2017) New Trailer (#3)

Release Date:

January 13, 2017

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man’s existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.”

Poster Rating: D

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Review: This isn’t scary. This isn’t creative. This is almost useless.

Trailer Rating: B / C+ / C+

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Review: (#1) Contrast the poster with the trailer and you have the difference between night and day. Whereas the poster doesn’t evoke any sense of creativity, the film’s trailer promises something that might feel derivative, but also feels quite fresh, especially in a sea of supernatural horror films that let paranormal activities rule their business model.

(#2) A twist on the Candyman concept, this film looks like it took the scariest parts of every other modern horror film and attempted to cobble them together to excite audience. The ultimate result is a film that will please some, but disinterest others.

(#3) Another trailer that doesn’t invest enough to make its premise feel unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Most of the elements the confirm that are pulled from prior trailers, which doesn’t make this look that much more interesting.