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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T14:33:16.000Z",
  "site": "https://filmmakermagazine.com",
  "tags": [
    "Columns",
    "Apple TV+",
    "Emmys 2026",
    "Katie Dippold",
    "Matthew Rhys",
    "Widow's Bay",
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  "textContent": "In recent years, a trend has emerged in horror: auteurs have moved into the genre after first establishing themselves in sketch comedy. In 2018, Jordan Peele of Key & Peele won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for Get Out, his feature directorial debut (which he would follow up with 2019’s Us and 2022’s Nope). This year, Amy Madigan won Best Supporting Actress for her devious turn in the horror film Weapons, the second feature from Zach Cregger (after 2022’s Barbarian), a founding member of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’ Know. There’s clearly a connection between comedy and horror. Both genres succeed by getting a response—a laugh […]\n\nSource",
  "title": "Widow’s Bay and the Genre Jump Scare"
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