This Day in Horror History: Happy Birthday, IT FOLLOWS & THE GUEST Star Maika Monroe!
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, It Follows and The Guest neo-scream queen Maika Monroe aka Dillon Monroe Buckley was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1993.
Best known around these parts for her roles in the above-mentioned classics It Follows and The Guest, she has also starred in genre projects such as Villains, Greta, Tau, The Stranger, Independence Day: Resurgence, and The 5th Wave.
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Not to mention her non-genre roles in films such as Honey Boy, I’m Not Here, Hot Summer Nights, Labor Day, and Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring with Emma Watson.
What’s your favorite Maika Monroe movie? Make sure to hit us up and let us know what you think in the comments below or over on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
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Mine would have to be The Guest with Dan Stevens. It centers on a string of mysterious deaths that leads a teenager to become suspicious of a soldier who showed up on her family’s doorstep and claimed to be a friend of her dead brother.
Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and a scene of sexuality, the film sports a 91% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: Boasting enough intelligence to bolster its darkly violent thrills, The Guest offers another treat for genre fans from director Adam Wingard.
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