Mickey Keating (born 1990) is an American film director and writer. His work includes ''

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'', '' Pod'', '' Darling'', ''

Carnage Park ''Carnage Park'' is a 2016 American crime horror thriller film directed and written by Mickey Keating. The film stars Ashley Bell, Darby Stanchfield, Pat Healy, and Alan Ruck. Keating described ''Carnage Park'' as being a nod to films by Sam ...

'', and ''

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''.

Career

Keating interned at

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when he was a teenager. His feature directing debut, the horror film ''

'', was produced by Eric Fleischmann, a friend who was also a former intern there. His next two films, '' Pod'', a science fiction-horror film, and '' Darling'', a psychological horror film, were shot nine months apart; both premiered in 2015. ''Darling'' was produced by

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, where Keating had also interned. For ''

'', a neo-Western horror film released in 2016, Fleischmann returned to produce. Describing ''Darling'' and ''Carnage Park'', ''Charleston City Paper'' critic Kevin Young wrote that they show obvious influences from other horror films, but Keating's wide-ranging explorations of the various horror subgenres make him a promising director. Katie Rife of ''

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'' wrote that although ''Carnage Park'' is fun, Keating needs to move beyond stylized homage to avoid the risk of being labeled an imitator. His next film, ''Psychopaths'', completed principal photography in March 2016, and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20, 2017. ''Crooks'', a heist film, began shooting in summer 2018. ''Offseason'', a horror film, completed filming in February 2020. Keating is the host of ''The Core'', a Shudder and Uproxx-produced talk show where he interviews filmmakers about their work and plays with practical effects.

Style

Keating is primarily known for making films that borrow elements from established styles and filmmakers with his own take on them; for example, ''Darling'' is influenced by Roman Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy", while ''Carnage Park'' is influenced by the thriller films of Sam Peckinpah and Peter Watkins. Keating is also known for unusually fast-paced and flashy uses of inter-titles and captions within his films.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2013) * '' Pod'' (2015) * '' Darling'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2021)

References

External links

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Video interview
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