Parker Finn revealed that many celebrity tragedies especially from the 27 Club inspired the director for Skye Riley’s character. The 27 Club is an informal list of popular singers, actors, and ...

The sequel to 2022 breakout hit “Smile,” once again written and directed by Parker Finn, sees the demonic curse passed to a global pop star named Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who is dealing with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bath native and horror filmmaker Parker Finn loves ruining things for people. Whether it’s smiles for the world or the dreams of celebrities, the screenwriter-director -- who ...

Parker Finn explains what his deliciously twisted "Smile 2" ending means for Naomi Scott's pop superstar, Skye Riley. Warning: This article contains spoilers for Smile 2. Just when you thought ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Smile 2,” now in theaters. Parker Finn, the writer and director of 2022’s horror hit “Smile” and the just-released “Smile 2,” has ...

malevolence. Parker Finn’s ruthlessly nerve-jangling horror sleeper introduced this unholy troll – a trickster phantom that terminates its host via grisly, involuntary suicide and then passes ...

This essay by Parker Finn on his favorite horror movie of all time is one of several contributed as part of Variety’s 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time package. Stanley Kubrick’s “The ...

After writer-director Parker Finn skewered the horror-movie trauma trend in “Smile,” he’s moved on to bigger and better metaphors in his sequel. He also takes the devilishly stupid/smart ...

How do the reviews compare to the original Smile movie? Written and directed by Parker Finn, the first Smile was released in theaters in 2022. Smile stars Sosie Bacon as Rose, a psychiatrist ...