DANNY PHILIPPOU Greek Orthodox funerals have open caskets, and they ask you to kiss the corpse on the head, which was always something that bothered me as a kid.

"Bring Her Back" directors talk about the loss that changed their horror movie's ending, scary scenes and another "Talk to Me" movie. Spoilers ahead!

Danny Philippou: When you're writing these characters and you're putting yourself into these films — it’s the same with my co-writer, Bill Hinzman — everything is drawn from real places.

While promoting their new nightmare-fuel feature Bring Her Back , directors Danny and Michael Philippou dropped a ...

DANNY PHILIPPOU: They're a little bit of a found family, in a way. They've sort of been married into a brother/sister relationship, and that starts off rocky for them and for Andy, ...

DANNY PHILIPPOU: I could feel the anxiety mounting. I could feel myself being scared of making anything and those nerves building. I just had to jump into it and confront it.

Danny and Michael Philippou directing in a behind the scenes shot. Ingvar Kenne/Courtesy of A24 “There was one moment, towards the end of the film where literally, we were directing it sobbing ...

Directors Danny and Michael Philippou turned their pain into into macabre storytelling—and it resulted in one the best horror films of the year.

Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou A24 . In the wake of Talk to Me‘s success, how much pressure did you feel making a follow-up?. DANNY: I could literally feel the pressure mounting. Once ...

DANNY PHILIPPOU: They're a little bit of a found family, in a way. They've sort of been married into a brother/sister relationship, and that starts off rocky for them and for Andy, ...

DANNY PHILIPPOU: They're a little bit of a found family, in a way. They've sort of been married into a brother/sister relationship, and that starts off rocky for them and for Andy, ...

DANNY PHILIPPOU: They're a little bit of a found family, in a way. They've sort of been married into a brother/sister relationship, and that starts off rocky for them and for Andy, ...