Ever yell, "Don't go in that room!" at the screen during a horror film? Now picture the characters you are watching on screen actually listening to you. Well, 'Last Call' a interactive audience assisted horror film, makes it possible.
Prior to the beginning of the film, audience members submit their cell phone numbers so that they can be possibly be called by the on screen protagonist at random. A computer program will control how the scene plays out based on the audience members response to the characters' questions.
Check out the video, this is taking being scared to a whole new level.
Audience Assisted Horrors
Last Call Debuts As The First Interactive Horror Film
Trend Themes
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Industry Implications
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