James DeMonaco’s New Horror “The Home” Starring Pete Davidson Promises a Shocking Twist That Will Keep You Up at Night—Are You Ready to Face Your Fears?
For DeMonaco, the idea came from a deeply personal place—childhood visits to nursing homes that left a lasting impression on him and co-writer Adam Cantor. “It burned a hole in both our brains,” DeMonaco says, “being in these facilities where—I hate to overanalyze it, but it is the last stop before death.” They wrote the script during the pandemic, working outdoors in DeMonaco’s backyard while their kids played nearby.
The project evolved in an unexpected direction after DeMonaco’s reluctant dive into yoga. “My wife’s like, ‘You’ve got to get healthy,’” he recalls. “So I started yoga, and my YouTube feed just flooded with longevity videos featuring people trying to live to 150. Some of it’s great, some of it’s pseudoscience. But the obsession with chasing youth? That hit me.”
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