The friends in this movie are still some of the best I’ve ever seen in a horror movie. They literally go out of their way to help Jay and it’s very refreshing to see

Fun fact about that tall man jumpscare: The man was played by Mike Lanier in his first and only acting role. He earned his title as Michigan's Tallest because he stood at 7', 7" tall! And he and his brother were "World's Tallest Twins" by the Guinness Book of World Records. Sadly, Mike Lanier passed away in April of 2018 at the age of 48 from complications from pancreatic cancer. He forever gave us one of the most bizarre and unexpected jumpscares ever. Rest in Peace, Mike.

I think Paul’s logic with giving it to a sex worker, is it’s the best shot at prolonging the entity from killing anyone. Theoretically a sex worker and their clients are having sex with strangers often. So, once he gives it to one the entity will continue to pass on from one person to the next. The entity catches up with you quicker when you pass it on to someone closer to you cause it’s less likely you’ll have sex with someone else quick enough. It’s fcked but it’s such an impossible situation I think he honestly thought of the best solution.

Alanda freaking out during the beach scene. "A dusty eyed phantom that wants NOTHING but my demise!" 😂 You're a gem, Alanda.

This movie is so eerie and left me with that creepy feeling the whole night after watching it. Not because of the plot itself alone. The plot on paper is just mundane. But the director did many subtle things to subconsciously make us uncomfortable. And it worked. Like leaving the setting and time period ambiguous. One scene it’s seemingly warmer and then someone turns the corner and it’s fall. How In one house there’s new stainless steel appliances, but the neighbor’s house has old black and white tvs and old wallpaper. Same with cars from different periods. And the device that girl is using that doesn’t even exist. Clothing style etc. These little things subconsciously mess with our minds. Also the fact that the “monster” is slow is much more frightening. Leaving a constant feeling of dread. Idk but the movie makes me feel icky lol.

i’ll never forget the amount of suspense i felt watching this movie for the first time. i honestly think it’s terrifying and unique. definitely a cult classic already.

That Alanda jump-scare around 22:40 nearly killed me my god you didn't need to do me like that queen

The scene with the old woman gave me so much anxiety. 😰 I loved this movie. I thought it was original and very creepy. And that ending. So subtle that some people didn't even notice at first.

Fun Facts: The film’s cinematography and score are heavily inspired by John Carpenter The entire score by Disasterpeace was completed in less than three weeks The film’s concept derives from a reoccurring nightmare the director used to have, in which he would be stalked by a predator that continually walked slowly towards him Jay is short for Jamie, a tribute to scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis. In the film, Jay has a sister named Kelly. Jamie Lee Curtis also has a sister named Kelly Curtis David Robert Mitchell (Director) said that neither a condom nor same-gender sex would stop the monster and the curse would still be passed on The director David Robert Mitchell said in an interview that the 'monster' could potentially board a plane in order to follow the cursed person (At around 8 mins) In the beginning of the film, when the main character Jay is seen looking into the mirror as she gets ready for her date with Hugh, there are two photos on the mirror: one of Jay in the swimming pool and the other of her and her father. At the end of the film, "It" takes the form of her father and attacks Jay in the swimming pool. We also see him in a photo towards the end of the movie Mike Lanier, who played the very tall "It", is a 7'7" Detroit resident who designed engines for General Motors and was one half of the world's tallest twins

This movie keeps you off balance from all elements its design (the first girl's outfit, retro-futuristic tech, and alternating summer and winter wear)

Those weird things you noticed like the girl wearing thigh-high socks in a bikini at the beach, the nurse's outfit not matching the others', the weird shell e-reader, etc. were all purposeful, the writer/director wanted to give the movie a dream-like feel and make people question what was going on since the story was inspired by recurring nightmares he had as a kid. So that's why the characters will be wearing clothes from different eras and even seasons, why the cars are from different decades, why the interior design of the houses look like they came from a 70s magazine, the CRT TVs and old movies, why the first victim is the only one to ever use a cellphone, and so on. The writer/director said this in an interview: "There are production design elements from the ’50s on up to modern day. A lot of it is from the ’70s and ’80s. That e-reader cell phone-or “shell phone”-you’re talking about is not a real device. It’s a ’60s shell compact that we turned into a cell phone e-reader. So I wanted modern things, but if you show a specific smartphone now, it dates it. It’s too real for the movie. It would bother me anyway. So we made one up. And all of that is really just to create the effect of a dream-to place it outside of time, and to make people wonder about where they are. Those are things that I think happen to us when we have a dream."

Her name is Maika Monroe and she’s an underrated scream queen. I definitely recommend going through her filmography. She knows how to pick a project

There’s a theory that the unrecognized forms of “it” are actually “it’s” previous victims so considering that those forms include: A seemingly Infirmed old lady A woman who’s pissing herself A malnourished little boy And a naked guy Yeah this is kind of fucked

This movie screened at a film festival I volunteer with every year. We volunteers are allowed to stand against the wall in the screenings while films were playing and I picked to watch this one. The scene where the extremely tall man comes down the hall behind her friend had me running right back out the door!

“An ice cream cone? Should that be our priority?!” 🤣🤣 I love ur reactions Alanda 🫶🏽

IF STD's were demonic... This movie is savagely underrated.... Brings the creeps!

I love how they ended it so that you don't know if IT was following them again or if it was just someone else walking down the street

"Why didn't anybody harvest all that corn? What a waste." Come on now, Alanda! 😂

I wonder if the main girl will ever be the same again because I think a haunting like this would Irreparably destroy the psyche completely ruining a person's ability to trust anyone.

What creeps me out the most is how it appeared as its target's parent three times: Jeff's naked mother chases them in the wheelchair scene, Greg is killed by his mother, and the attack in the pool is done by her father 😭😭😭😭 18:57 also I like how when Greg first approaches them he is wearing a shark tshirt, it foreshadows his true character... hes not concerned hes just on the prowl 😂😂😂😂

This movie is such an underrated interesting experience.

This movie single handedly kicked off a period of INTENSE existential dread for me so I don’t think I could ever rewatch it but your reactions were so amazing and are rlly helping me get over my fear of this movie so Ty for this gold content!

The tall guy is probably one of my favorite scenes in a horror movie over the last 20-25 years.

One of my favorite things about this movie is the technology- it sets the movie in more of an alternate universe where the era is ambiguous. There are Polaroids, modern clothes, but then futuristic “shell phones”. Even the music has a distorted 80s sound as if time has folded onto itself. It’s like it’s in a twilight zone universe. This movie will also age very uniquely due to it being atemporal The dark park setting is one of my favorites, it feels like a liminal space. It literally feels like an alternate universe.

Love the 'not quite here' aesthetic of It Follows. Shellphones, etc. Really interesting prop design that the movie never calls attention to or explains.

Honestly for me the movie is not that scary but that TALL ASS MAN will haunt me forever😭😭

I'm not sure what the writer had in mind but for me the movie is about death, not STDs. Death is coming for us all. The ending symbolizes the decision to live life moving forward and not constantly worried about or fearing the end. There appears to be someone (perhaps the entity is back) following them at the end. But they don't care. They're living life and not looking back.

This is SUCH a good movie. What I love most about it is the super unique style it has. Everyone wear clothes that do no match their own fits and the season it seems to be, the decor in the house that makes no sense when you really look, the compact, the score. It really sets the tone of everything being “off” so you really don’t know what to trust. Lovely to see you again this week, I REALLY needed this so thank you. Hope to see your next reaction soon, you always give us smiles and encouragement!

"I see a dusty eyed phantom that wants NOTHING but my demise!" Your commentary has me hollering once again and has lifted my mood so much, bless you. I really needed it today too.

Oh Alanda! If I end up in a scary situation or horror movie, I want to be in it with you. Every five seconds you’re thinking up actions to take, aren’t putting up with any crap from your friends and family (or ghost/killer), and are funny enough that you’d make it all worthwhile. I haven’t seen your reactions for awhile, and it makes me so happy that you reacted to this movie. It’s terrifying because even if you pass it to a sex worker, that poor person might not pass it along fast enough and they’ll then not know to be vigilant and will get killed. Then you have to go through all the steps to participating in basically a murder of someone else by having sex with them. *And* then you have to always be watching around you for signs that someone walking toward you might be a ghostly std. What an exhausting haunting this would be.😂 Thanks for so many laughs during this reaction.

22:45 Alanda herself be bringing the jumpscares with this one! Holy crap 🤣

Alanda!!! during Holidays season I recommend you to watch the Swedish film "Låt den rätte komma in" (Eng. transl: Let the right one in) it's not about Christmas but it has snow lol I remember you said that you usually don't react to foreign films due to editing issues but I'm sure you'll love that one. There's an American remake with Chloë Grace Moretz and (imo) is surprisingly good although does not match the original which is a must see! Hope you take in mind this recommendation, have a nice spooky weekend and stay beautiful as per usual girl

This movie is a great nightmare coming of age tale. It's about that horrible weight that you come to bear when you transition out of being a teenager when you realize that everything in your life is finite. Your ability to simply enjoy the serenity of idling around is robbed from you, and you must bear the weight of knowing you are going to die, as well as facing down the gauzy filter of youth being removed and viewing life in all it's ugliness. You can bear this burden with the help of your loved ones, they can lighten the load, but it will never fully lift; she goes to the places that made her happy as a kid, but it doesn't help. Even when they try to "kill" the thing, even when she passes it on, she realizes that she will spend the rest of her life always dreading it's arrival, and she must now learn how to move forward with living life despite this fact. That's why there is a deep irony when you mentioned horror as about beginnings, middles, and ends. This is a horror movie about the end never coming and learning to move forward with yourself despite that fact. So in a way, this might have been the best horror to watch right now.

I'm so excited to watch this!!! When I first heard the premise, I thought it was gonna be a hilariously bad movie. I was so impressed. It's such a well done and genuinely scary movie and definitely makes you think about what you'd do in that situation! Also, you just made my entire DAY with this post!

I can’t believe I’m not the only one with the Monique monologue from Precious stuck in their brain. “SINCE YOU GOT YOUR DERGEE AND YOU INOW EVERY FUCKIN THING”

Your description of horror movies being able to provide a cathartic release & moment of sitting with hard feelings gave me chills ❤️

‘A DUSTY EYED PHANTOM THAT WANTS NOTHING BUT MY DEMISE’ Alanda plssss ☠️☠️☠️ Thank you for being you beautiful. Joy is so hard to come by these days but here you are giving us a reason to smile ❤️

I love that it's a different take on the old horror tropes about sex. In a lot of the slashers, the virginal girl survives and the naughty girls and boys who had sex were always killed.

This is one of Alanda's top 3 videos lol. The jokes, the energy, I was cracking up the whole time!

On repeat viewings it’s even more tucked up. The Naked woman is Hugh’s mother. The naked man on the roof is Jay’s dead Grandfather. It appears as an eyeless version of Jay’s kid neighbor. But those 360 degree panning shots are absolutely amazing!

"It's following! *annoyed face*" i love her 😭

YES! This and Hereditary are two of my absolute favorite modern horror movies.

the first minute of this video is just so pure, and so wise, and something i didn't know i needed to hear someone say to me, rather than me say it to someone else.

The first time I watched this film, I watched it on VOD, at night, and had to go to the shop afterwards, and there was a woman walking down the road behind me and I almost threw up my heart. That's when I knew that this film was great. The tense premise was incredibly well done.

"stdemon" is so smart 💀

Late news but they announced a sequel just recently!! “They Follow” and Maika is returning!

I have been wanting to rewatch this one recently, the score is amazing and I love the mix of retro with the random futurism of the girls shell tablet

If "It" can break windows.. I have a feeling, it could hop into the back of a truck/boat, if it needs to go super long distances.

One of my favorite things about any It Follows reaction is seeing everyone’s confused reaction to the seashell kindle 😂

@23:01 😂 When a horror movie can make you laugh out loud... it has accomplished a great feat 🤣

There’s not a lot of movies that really scare me but this one freaks me out! It’s so creepy.

i was just covering my eyes waiting for that tall man scene

Your statement necklaces are everything

You shaking your hands at the screen in frustration was a jump scare 😂

So happy to see you reacting to this film!🥰

I love Alanda, she doesn't condone sexual assault but murder that's a different story 😆 🤣 😂

The first time I watched this, I slept with all the lights on. It TERRIFIED ME😂😂 one of my favorite movies now

WE GETTING A SEQUEL QUEEN!!! the timing is crazy

The main girl in this movie (Maika Monroe) is in another great horror/psychological thriller called "Watcher". It came out in 2022, I think you'd love it!

7:30, 9:47, 10:20, 10:45, 11:14, 19:10, 20:29, 22:10, 22:20, 22:45, 40:29 "HE DESTROYED ME!!! HE WILL PAY!!!" 👊🤬👊 Now, we've had our fair shares of Alanda being pissed at somebody in the past. But, this dude, Jeff, was the one that made her want blood. Like dude, she was vengeance hungry throughout most of the video. I don't think I've ever seen Alanda this mad since "Talk to me"..... 😅

Not Alanda pointing out and shouting at the entity like a 1978 Body Snatcher!

Correct me if I’m wrong but is today not the 3 year anniversary of this channel?, thank you sm Alanda for your incredible content. Truly a mood booster ❤

Your titles for you’re videos love are comedy cold always coming thru with the puns🤣. Love you Alonda 🩷

I love how you are funny without being mean (unless it is deserved) Like thats so great

I live out in the country surrounded by woods and farmland. After I saw this movie I had to walk my dog really late at night and there was what we call "ghost fog" in Sweden, light fog just covering the ground. I tell you it was super uncomfortable walking around scanning the edge of the forest for anyone walking towards me

I actually really like this movie even though it gets a ton of hate. Too many movies focus on in your face shit. Not many go the slow creepy route. This movie did that. Gave me vibes of Michael and Jason chasing ppl. We need more creepy shit and less jump scare movies.

✨HELL YEAAAAAH, ive been waiting for this one! *grabs snacks and cosy blanket to watch* Thx for creating a comfy space for your subscribers, youre amazing! ✨

I only recently heard that the characters specifically wear a mix of summer and winter clothes, while also frequenting pools and the beach, to make the audience uncomfortable because it psyches us out by not being able to tell what season they are in. And that's so cool. This movie is one of my favorites.

This movie has such an interesting premise. The dread. The way the camera keeps moving, looking for trouble. Unlike a lot of horror movies her friends are pretty amazing. Ride or die. (Even with the delay 😂) Glad you saw this one for Halloween month 🎃 Hope you get to see Stir of Echoes soon 👻 Thanks for the opening message. Been having a lot of anxiety about the state of the world and the future.

This movie reignited my love of the genre after a few years of loosing interest. I think its brilliant.

I can’t remember the creator, but there’s a video essay about this movie and the two other movies in the film trio. The video discusses how the filmography isn’t about std’s, but sex as a gateway into adulthood and it’s subsequent disillusionment. I think you’d like it, should you be interested in looking it up.

Oh my. I came here to chill with a fun reaction video, but that intro was the real positivity I didn't know I needed.

Yes beautiful you finally did It follows 👏👏👏 a great one ☝️

A lil fact about this movie: it was filmed in the Metro Detroit area of Detroit, Michigan, which is my hometown. I‘m pretty sure it was mainly filmed in the city of Clawson

You are genuinely such a lovely person. Speaking to my soul at the beginning of the video. Love your videos Alanda! ❤️ (And this is such an amazing movie with an amazing message too)

Hey Alanda! We love this movie but also- I'm gonna sob!? I highly recommend some Poltergeist for the fam. Love ya hun!

Imagine "It Follows: but It is Olive Garden's unlimited soup, salad, and bread sticks.

I love how it still works to call it a STD Sexually Transmitted Demon xP

you are rapidly becoming my favorite horror film reactor on youtube. you're just so warm and relatable and FUNNY

I’m glad you liked it. So many people hate on this movie but it’s an original idea. I love how you don’t know what decade it is or what season. Is it 80s? Is it modern? Is it summer? Is it fall? Who knows lol.

First time i watched this movie : It was boring me Second time i watched this movie : I Loved it !

Thanks, Alanda! 😱 I first watched this because *Keir* *Gilchrist* was in it. I had previously enjoyed him so much in UNITED STATES OF TARA (2009 thru 2011). And this was the first thing I ever saw *Jake* *Weary* in. I've enjoyed watching his career unfold ever since. #AlandaParker #DavidRobertMitchell #ItFollows

“The Guest” is another indie movie that this one brings to mind. Maika Monroe is in that one too.

amazing reaction after a long day, appreciate you Alanda!!! Bless up yall!

i love the soundtrack in this, it’s so slay

You bring me so much joy in the midst of all this chaos!

Love the hair first of all. Second, this is such a great movie. So vibey. Plus it was filmed in Detroit.

"Im giving you a sexually transmitted ghost right now" 😂

Your reviews are legit highlights in my week.

A movie I'd love to see you react to (if you haven't seen it) is Ex Machina!

When being a virgin will truly save your life😂. This movie is great and has such a great concept.

Your sister energy is the BEST thing I’ve ever witnessed! It actually inspires me to a better friend because although sisterless by blood, I have one by heart and a beautiful Godson and I want them to feel that love and protection ALWAYS! The way you DRAG the apathy or lackluster action sendssss me!!! ❤❤❤

I love your reactions!! ❤️ Gotta recommend the movie Freeway from 1996. Not scary, but messed up! A modern little red riding hood with Reese Witherspoon, Keifer Sutherland, Brooke Shields, and Brittany Murphy.

I love your reactions. You're both funny and incredibly insightful.

“where’s the manual” no seriously😭 no antidote is crazy

Not the Step Sister from Planet Weird reference!! 😂😂😂😂

You brighten my day thank you ❤

I always love your intros so much, love u girl, thanks for being a light in my personal cave

Alanda is one of the best channel reactions i ever see, she just make me laught so much, love you gurl. 😂❤

SHE BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER, YALL Next thing you should watch is The Fifth Wave