Amber Neukum

Babysitters and horror are like peanut butter and jelly, a combination that has proven time and again to be the recipe for blood drenched fun. The Night Sitter carries on the tradition of films like John Carpenter’s Halloween and When A Stranger Calls while adding it’s own colorful twist to the genre. I prefer my horror films to have a bit of artistry to them. That’s not to say that classics of the found footage genre like The Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity aren’t effective in delivering scares, but there’s something much more satisfying in knowing the gruesome storytelling was carefully crafted for maximum discomfort. In the case of The Night Sitter, filmmakers Abiel Bruhn and John Rocco gave special attention to creating an atmosphere of terror with colorful lighting in each scene, which gives their film a fresh and exciting visual signature. Bold green and red lighting accentuates the Christmas time setting of the story, while adding a Tales From The Crypt style comic book aesthetic that invites