Quentin Tarantino and Kevin Smith did it in the 1990s, peppering in connections between their films that, in Smith’s case, resulted in a full-blown “Avengers”-style crossover movie in the form of “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Of course, the horror genre kicked off this entire cinematic shared universe thing, beginning with the Universal Monsters crossover films of the 1940s.
The latest instance of a shared universe combines both of these examples. It’s a crossover between two of A24’s best horror movies, “Talk to Me” and the recent “Bring Her Back,” and a confirmation that these films from directors Danny and Michael Philippou do indeed share a universe. It makes logical sense that the movies would share an actual connection, because, as the brothers have said, both films were written concurrently before “Talk to Me” was given the green light. Yet despite the tonal and thematic similarities between the movies, they weren’t tied directly together until now. What’s more surprising — and delightful — is that they’ve been tethered via an in-universe website that A24 launched today, one which builds out the lore of both films, as well as cheekily references a few others.
