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The Gossip Girl actor, who plays a boy who comes home from military school to an eerie new step-parent, said that viewers could be terrified by the movie.
He told MTV News: "We're making something that's very different. That's an '80s cult horror film - this a broader psychological thriller. I think it's going to appeal to more people.
"There's less eerie, creepy, bloody stuff and more relatability in the sense that it's a slower, simpler movie that draws you in. I think [it] really terrifies you once you're in there."
Talking about his part, Badgley continued: "Well, you know, what's fun is that it was a very physical role. I got to do a lot of my own stunts and do some fight sequences and that kind of stuff and I think that hopefully people will take it in stride and believe it."
He added: "I think I was believable and, I mean, it was really fun for me. I took to it like a fish in water, which is a terrible analogy to make 'cause I'm in the water the entire time, shirtless."
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