The Night House
Genre: Psychological Horror
Release Date: August 20, 2020
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Rated: R
Behind the Scenes
Directed by David Bruckner
Written by Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski
Cinematography by Elisha Christian
Music by Ben Lovett
Studio: Searchlight Pictures
In Front of the Camera
Rebecca Hall (THE PRESTIGE, TALES FROM THE LOOP)
Sarah Goldberg (HBOâs BARRY)
Vondie Curtis-Hall (ROMEO + JULIET, NETFLIXâS DAREDEVIL)
Evan Jonigkeit (THE EMPTY MAN)
Whatâs It About?
âReeling 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 as she can to keep it togetherâbut then the dreams come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house call to her, beckoning with a ghostly allure, but the harsh light of day washes away any proof of a haunting. Against the advice of her friends, she begins digging into his belongings, yearning for answers. What she finds are secrets both strange and terrible and a mystery she is determined to resolve.â â Searchlight Pictures
Why You Should Check It Out
Directed by David Bruckner (THE RITUAL, SOUTHBOUND, V/H/S), THE NIGHT HOUSE is an expertly crafted â and deeply disturbing â psychological slow burn that will stay with you long after the credits have rolled.
Rebecca Hall (CHRISTINE) delivers an incredible performance as Beth, a woman seeking closure after her husband's suicide and, instead, finding herself at the center of a bizarre mystery. She goes through Owenâs (Evan Jonigkeit) stuff and discovers a treasure trove of weirdness: reverse floor plans for their house, books on the occult, and a clay statue of a naked womanâs body impaled with needles. And then thereâs Owenâs iPhone, filled with pictures of Beth that she doesnât remember him taking.
The screenplay by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (SUPER DARK TIMES) is structured like a labyrinth, designed to pull the viewer deeper and deeper into a dimly lit maze in search of answers, only to find theyâre trapped inside a puzzle that canât be solved. As a result, some may find THE NIGHT HOUSE frustrating or downright underwhelming, but for me â I canât stop thinking about it. Itâs perplexing, unnerving, and ambitious, with an emotional, even primal, performance by Hall as a woman struggling with an emptiness that threatens to consume her.
If youâve dug recent horror movies like Leigh Whannelâs THE INVISIBLE MAN or Brucknerâs previous work, THE RITUAL, youâre going to enjoy your stay at THE NIGHT HOUSE. Also, if youâre a HELLRAISER fan, this film will prime you for the upcoming remake, as itâs being helmed by Bruckner and written by Collins and Piotrowski. After seeing what the trio has done here, I canât wait to see what they bring to Clive Barkerâs signature blend of romance and horror.
Searchlight will be releasing THE NIGHT HOUSE in theaters on August 20.Â
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THE INVISIBLE MAN (Amazon Prime Video)
THE AWAKENING (Amazon Prime Video)
THE RITUAL (Netflix)
LOVELY MOLLY (Amazon Prime Video)
THE EMPTY MAN (HBO Max)
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