“Horrific” strikes Trump’s turning point – Damian Lyon’s controversy

Good luck in trying both sides with a famous privilege by cutting women in half.

Since it exploded on the scene of the gender, the Damian Leon series “The Wonderful” has become the most controversial success story in contemporary terror. For some, it is a revolutionary victory for the low -budget filmmakers that flourished at the box office. For others, it is tilted over violence around a deadly clown with a fondness for sexual brutality, and in “Awat 3”, the dead children.

For those attention, both.

Now, the continuous public relations catastrophe by director director, the American masses, divides further. On Monday, Lyon Posted on social media He declared that anyone “regardless of his political affiliation” was welcome in the “horror” society as long as he is “a decent person.”

Through most of the novels, the director’s statements were a very veiled response to the progressive online presence of his star’s family, David Howard Thornton, and the final girl Sina Show, actress Lauren Leverra. He doesn’t want to talk to Indiefire about High controversy height (Lyon did not respond to our request as well), but their progressive views were visible online for several months.

After the elections, Levra received death threats to X after encouraging women to arm themselves against potential violence. Later, I left the platform, owned by Trump, appointed Elon Musk, describing his content as “”A lot of non -engraved intolerance.”

Lyon was not forced to speak publicly about the state of politics and “horror” at the time, but his recent statements – often similar to a late apology for the Republicans – ignited a major violent reaction.

Lyon nodded with some progressive situations, including LGBTQ rights, and has not decisively in any specific political position. Whether you can enjoy films made by people who do not agree with them is the issue of personal morals and taste, but the director mocked the Dabur nest by inviting the Internet to argue whether the same type is political by nature.

He wrote, “Wonderful” is no In any way, form, or forming a political privilege. I did not enter into filmmaking to become a politician or promoting any agendas or political ideologies, especially through a fatal clown movie. ”

The absurdity of the situation is clear, but Leon does not relieve his responsibility as a major force in the movie. The severity of the violence she embraced as a director of “splendor” has brought more scrutiny in this type of terror at a time when concerns about censorship are already high. Who is made these extremist films to (Nudity and all) is now a matter of public interest.

Public data from Posttrack, As mentioned the deadlineHe says that the tickets “Therifier 3” tends to 61 percent of males-with men from 18 to 24 years old, constitute the largest experimental show, by 37 percent. The youngest men were a major power in the gender policy very in the recent US presidential elections, and online abuse against women, such as what Levra witnessed, It rose when the voting was counted.

In comments made by Cineverrse CEO Chris McGurk to Brian Welck from Indiewire last fall and more similarities between “Al -Rassi” marketing and Trump’s campaign.

“I read these things about the elections, and regardless of what you think about what he was working or what did not work, they say that the Kamal campaign was incredibly ineffective because it eliminated all its time on the national media during Trump and McGurk said:” The company went to a world The podcast you avoid.

Lyon faced accusations by women’s hatred, homosexuality, transparency, hatred of foreigners, and “collusion through silence” for several days online. Such criticism of people from non -employees has long survived, but now many “horror” fans say they will not return to theaters for “Awind 4” specifically because they see Lyon as a supporter of Trump by reality.

The shield grows. “Horror was never neutral. Horroring the immigrant director wrote,” horror always belongs to the outbreaks, to the rebels, for the people who refuse to erase it. ” Dima Parsh for a scorpion of CentralCriticism of Leon’s statement. “I refuse to erase it.”

If the most recent step by the director “Public Relations Director” is “the splendor” of protecting his privilege from cracking, this will lead to reverse results. The feeling that Trump’s voters are no longer welcome in some circles, it was never stronger, but Leon’s attempts at the center make it difficult for many fans of minorities to stay on his work.

“I am afraid that” Terroper 3 “was not the feminist text that I thought was,” I made a message of Indiewire Katie RIFE the next day of the elections.

“It will be seen as the distinctive horror movies for Trump’s era,” she said, as always.

As a critic of films, some films hang in perceptions after their initial release and the projects that “hero” are in the long run. This was the case for me and “splendor 3.”

After giving a supplement entitled Christmas, a positive review from Fantastic Fest 2024, it appeared on many platforms that indicated why I saw the film as a great success for the low-budget filmmakers- Even the “Nasoy” victory Depending on the hero of Falki.

I stand by my evaluation of Lyon’s work as a special effect processor (it’s a genius in this regard), and I will not change anything about my compliments to perform Thornton and La Vara Actimi. But after an account in my view, which was changed in the films, I would like to claim that you do not need to see social media in Lyon or the voting record to recognize the innate guilt baked in the privilege of “horror”.

how The distributor can reach the audience as important What They reach them, and the so -called “Joe Rogan Army” for male podcast listeners has become a force everywhere for sexual discrimination through pop culture. It is worth noting the attractiveness of physical violence to the far right in an era “Policy matching the cage” also. Trump has a prosperous relationship with UFC, performance violence targeting women as well as men abound in “Awind” films. Clown art is also a frequent source of right MIM formation in some of the darkest internet corners.

Whether Lyon chooses to embrace publicly or contradict the policy surrounding his work – which argues countless fans that he had already done in his last statement – it seems that “terror” benefits from the same line of media pipelines that Trump uses to reach the voters.

Lyon told me during an interview with him last October: “People only think about Quraysh, and they watch these hateful people (films), and this is not true at all.” “People who are often very passive, and try to find ways to deal with the horrors of reality. For this reason, the horror movie is a bill of dollars.”

It is funny that Leon referred to the final result of horror work. More than defending their morals or doing what is true Economy as a major catalyst In those who chose the president. In 2025, the struggle for some Americans collided to provide the basic necessities of the needs of other marginalized groups and left the sides of the corridor demanding the title of “weak”.

There is a similar tension in war that plays with “Awakening” now – not only between Lyon and Thornton or Laverra behind the scenes, but also between Lyon and many of his liberal fans.

Nothing of this proves that the “wide” films are actively calling for Trump, but in the spirit of the broader of the success of his movie, Lyon was seen as acting as an artist and more similar to the politician, regardless of his actual intention. This, coming from a film director, challenged the expectations that were ran away by going to the unknown theaters and the big winning of the box office, leaving many of the most evil rock music fans who feel tampered with – truly. (As many users in Reddit and X indicated, it is also a great example on Strandand effect This makes you wonder whether “sponsors” viewers may be interested in Lyon or Thornton’s policy at all if not the statement on Monday.)

When I asked Lyon specifically about the allegations that his films were sexual in our interview, he retracted. The director said: “I can do my best to persuade people, but if people will classify me, I do not think I will change their opinion.” “I must be happy with the truth. I think that when all this smoke fades, Siena will be this very strong character regardless of sex. People must judge women’s hatred for that character.”

While the Trump administration is overwhelmed, the violent submission to a woman (the cornerstone of Lyon’s catalog, for good or bad) is definitely politician. The director’s attempts to falsify the gap in black red, such as the tanna, are a problem at best, and while it may be able to repair a disaster with a clear and brief statement, the validity of his voice as a cinematic director is not zero. It was brought under severe and deserved scrutiny.

It should be noted that the horror and the bodies of women will be at the forefront at the Oscars for the year 2025, where Coralie Fargeat stands for breaking the greatest awards of this type with feminist “material” that competes for each of the best image and best director.

While Lyon wants viewers to measure the gender policy of “Awakening” on his final girl alone, I will evaluate his future films by how supportive of women-and what will the director (and he will not do) will do for him real fans are subjected to torture with different types of clowns.