SMILEY: SLICING THROUGH THE EMOJICONS OF HORROR’S CYBER UNDERBELLY
Grinning in the Face of Fear: “Smiley” Unveiled “I did it for the lulz.” This chilling mantra sets the stage for Michael J. Gallagher’s 2012 horror film, Smiley, a digital-age nightmare that attempts to meld the terror of the internet’s anonymity with slasher film tropes. The movie follows Ashley, a troubled college student, as she’s…