But "Pooka Lives" is not just about a slasher in the form of a giant, red-eyed teddy bear (although it may have been better if it was). Director Alejandro Brugués ("Juan of the Dead") tackles the very concept of virality via a man returning to his hometown after being targeted by internet trolls. Pooka Lives is the sequel to Pooka.
Pooka Lives is a skewer the internet movie. Our Take: Pooka Lives Exclamation Point is no Pooka Exclamation Point. The first was enlivened by director Nacho Vigalondo's (Colossal) surrealist flourishes, and if it wasn't the most satisfying or original Into the Dark story, it's certainly the most visually inspired episode to date.
The follow-up isn't nearly. "Pooka Lives" debuts on Hulu today, the sequel to last years "Pooka." Both are part of the Hulu/Blumhouse Into The Dark anthology series, with a different horror film every month loosely based around that month's big holiday. Many of the film's have been good to great, including "The Body. Bringing back Pooka comes with a high set of standards, ones in which Into the Dark failed to meet, but they gave me Malcolm Barrett and Rachel Bloom on my screen again, so how much can I really fault them for it? He's cast as Pooka, the life-size version of the holiday season's most in-demand toy. It's a bear-like creature that randomly repeats things you say, sometimes in a nice voice and sometimes in a naughty one, and kids are going crazy for it. Wearing the costume quickly takes a toll on an already fragile.
Trailer Pooka Lives!
Pooka Lives! is the first sequel we've seen released by Hulu's Into The Dark series. It follows a group of friends who create their own Creepypasta about Pooka after a night of drinking and eating "special" brownies. The story revolves around Derrick who recently left New York City and headed back home.
Then we jump a year and follow Derrick Is this a perfect movie with a complex plot? I love crazy murders and movies that keep me on the edge of my seat — so this is hands down a must. A group of thirty-something friends from high school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on. Pooka Lives!, the first sequel in Hulu's Into the Dark, features a talented cast who finds themselves on the run from this furry terror.