It is without saying that Steven King has written some great horror storiesAnd people notice whenever he recommends film for genre or TV series. By Greeting neglected horror shows like "Mibic Cowards" to the explanation Why "The Night of the Live Dead" is the worst movie ever madeKing is not shy to express his opinions, and many people agree that he tastes great. Given that in mind, King now had praise "Trading", the first excellent 2025 filmadding to all the recognitions that the horror comedy received from the publication.

"Companion: Totally nice horror/science fiction movie. (Also, pretty funny.) I wish to see him in the theaters, but I watched it at Amazon Prime Minister," wrote the author of Topics.

King did not give any more insight into the film, although he was probably cautious to donate spoilers. Directed by Drew Hancock, "The companion" tells the story of a man, Oshkek Kwaid and his robot Lubitil, Iris (Sophie Thatcher), because their relationship breaks down when escaping with friends turns into violence. That's all you need to know about the plot, which really is not as generic as it sounds, but try to avoid reading something else if you haven't seen yet. The "companion" deserves praise for putting a new Subgenier killer robot, though it has begun life as a more traditional story about rampage machines.

"The companion" began his life as a more traditional movie for killer robots, with a dark story that Iris as a villain. Early drafts on the script were also tight, but Drew Hancock felt that his daunting story improved when he added humor and accepted Iris as a protagonist. While he was talking Bloody-DisgustThe director revealed that he began sympathizing with the image of Sophie Thatcher, and his creative juices began to flow from there:

"I was thinking specifically for her to appear on this cabin with all these people she didn't know, and I was associating with her in a way that recognizes that kind of alienation when you meet all these people you don't know and secondly you hit all your decisions."

Hancock's creative decisions paid off because his horror comedy is a hit with fans and critics. As for this writing, "companion" boasts a 94% score Rotten tomatoesProving that Steven King is not the only fan of the film. That said, to have printing the horror of the horror legend for the horror is the ultimate badge of honor for film like this.