'Abigail' Directors Find The Depth In Crazy Situations

Directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin enjoy delving into the absurd. Their films regularly embrace, in their own words, crazy situations that only progress in their insanity as the run time goes on. We see this unique sensibility plainly in their horror-comedy hit Ready or Not and then of course in their two entries for the ever self-aware Scream franchise. But, even as their plots escalate beyond all expectations, they also stay focused on making sure real, human characters ground …