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“We’re all going to die someday, but when we die is there something else?” asked Spaltro. “If there is something else, what is it? Are we alone in the universe? I feel like the more we know, the deeper the questions get because we have all this information and things still don’t add up.” As a director, Spaltro has seen his share of bad horror scripts — often exp loitive — and generally the type of slasher flick that won’t advance a career. But he also admits to being a horror fan while growing up. He blames it on his grandfather showing him films he probably shouldn’t have been watching as a kid. While researching films for this project, he noticed he was able to experience the same visceral thrills as an adult that he had as a kid, while seeing the films from a different perspective. In fact, watching them again with the eyes of a filmmaker helped him Watch a teaser video for In The Dark NewJerseyStage.com 2016 - ISSUE 1 Table of Contents 44