Nah, not really.

It was initially supposed to be Del Toro's deconstruction of popular tropes used in numerous 1980s/1990s horror/sci-fi flicks. He wanted to introduce them only to subvert them.

Then, the studio started getting worried and after a long fight with Del Toro, we the audience got two-thirds of a stylish horror movie grafted onto a typically 1980s/1990s third act complete with a cliché witty one-liner by the hero before he defeats the monster.

Still, a mostly great movie.

No, there's a specific movie that has exactly the same premise. It's not a noteworthy movie in any way, and I don't know if the narrative unfolds in the same way but the premise is identical. It'll come to me.

Are you thinking of The Nest?

It's getting rarer for horror movies to NOT kill the kid. "Mama" was still excellent, though.

Glad you spotted this. O Captain! My Captain!

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