Death, grief and recovery are hard roads to get past, but in “The Night House,” perhaps something more sinister than just shuffling off this mortal coil is on the menu. In this eerie Sundance picture starring Rebecca Hall (upcoming “Passing,” “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” “The Town“), Sarah Goldberg (“Barry”), Evan Jonigkeit (“X-Men: Days of Future Past“), Stacy Martin (“Nymphomaniac“) and Vondie Curtis Hall (“Die Hard 2“), a widow (Hall) begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.
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The movie is from indie filmmaker David Bruckner, known for “V/H/S,” “The Ritual,” and “Southbound.” And it’s a frightening one too. Our review from Sundance 2020 says, “With sequences of sustained eeriness, in which the flesh creeps relentlessly off your bones, and one-two-three-punch jump scares so effective you practically trip over the skin you’ve just leaped out of, David Bruckner‘s Sundance midnight title ‘The Night House‘ does a very good job of parting you from your epidermis. “
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Here’s the official synopsis:
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Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep it together – but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house calling to her, beckoning her with a ghostly allure. Against the advice of her friends, she begins digging into her husband’s belongings, yearning for answers. What she finds are secrets both strange and disturbing – a mystery she’s determined to unravel. THE NIGHT HOUSE stars Rebecca Hall (HOLMES & WATSON, CHRISTINE), Sarah Goldberg (Barry, Elementary), Vondie Curtis Hall (DIE HARD 2, EVE’S BAYOU), Evan Jonigkeit (Togetherish, Sweetbitter), and Stacy Martin (VOX LUX, NYMPHOMANIAC).
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“The Night House” opens August 20, 2021, via Searchlight Pictures, and as our review says, “Rebecca Hall can make us believe anything.” Sold. Watch the new trailer below.