"Bird Box" is a fine novel adaptation and a solid entry not only to the great horror films of 2018, but of the larger apocalyptic subgenre.Īt least in this writer's opinion, King's assessment is correct: Bird Box as a film is taut, tense, emotionally rich, and psychologically dense. The aforementioned King, moreover, believes the negative reviews had more to do with streaming platform snobbery than the film's merits, of which he insists are plentiful. Early reviews have been mixed, with some critics claiming the film is nothing more than A Quiet Place knockoff-a faulty argument because, one, Malerman's book came out well before A Quiet Place hit screens in 2018, and two, besides the obvious parallels of mysterious creatures, using sensory elements as a vehicle for terror, and terrifying birthing scenes, the two narratives have very little in common. It took four years for Bird Box to see the light of day, arriving in the form of a Netflix original film that also played in select theaters around the country. With such accolades and fervor surrounding the book, a film adaptation naturally got underway. It received nominations for the James Herbert Award and the Bram Stoker Award for best debut novel, while Publisher's Weekly even compared Malerman to Stephen King, with several other reviews echoing the sentiment. Josh Malerman's novel Bird Box sent nearly instant ripples through the literary community upon its publication in 2014, with fans and critics alike touting it as one of the finest horror books of the 21st century.
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