A gnarly, crowd-pleasing horror entry that leans hard into practical gore, frantic camera movement, and family-from-hell dynamics. It sounds strongest when it embraces splattery chaos and weakest when it overexplains its trauma metaphor, but the visceral craft and mean streak should satisfy franchise fans and gore… Read more
After her husband's abrupt death, Alice seeks solace with his remaining family — descendants of a leading researcher on demonic possession. As her in-laws transform one by one into creatures that feed on fear, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life survive even in death.
Director
Sébastien Vaniček
Cast
Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan
Curator Review
Verdict
A gnarly, crowd-pleasing horror entry that leans hard into practical gore, frantic camera movement, and family-from-hell dynamics. It sounds strongest when it embraces splattery chaos and weakest when it overexplains its trauma metaphor, but the visceral craft and mean streak should satisfy franchise fans and gore seekers.
Best for
fans of splatter-heavy horror
viewers who like chaotic, kinetic direction
audiences drawn to dysfunctional family horror
people open to trauma-metaphor genre films
Skip if
you dislike extreme gore and body horror
you want subtle or restrained horror
you are tired of trauma-as-metaphor storytelling
you prefer cleanly plotted, low-mess supernatural horror
Overview
This looks like a franchise entry that knows exactly what its audience wants: blood, panic, and a house full of escalating bad decisions. The strongest signals are the practical effects, the vertiginous camera work, and the way the in-law setup turns domestic discomfort into a full-blown siege movie. That combination gives it a nasty, playful energy even when the script sounds a little overfamiliar.
Worth noting
The reviews suggest a film that is at its best when it stops trying to be profound and just keeps the carnage coming. There’s a clear New French Extremity influence in the texture and severity, which should make it feel nastier and more formal than a standard studio horror sequel. At the same time, the repeated trauma commentary may feel blunt to viewers who’ve seen this metaphor used too often.
Bottom line
If you want a horror movie that earns its reputation through sheer intensity, this seems like a solid watch. If you need originality in the story mechanics, or if graphic mutilation is a dealbreaker, it’s probably better left alone. For the right audience, though, it sounds like a ferocious, sweaty, very watchable mess.
Top Letterboxd reviews
-ˏˋ mak ˊˎ- (2.5★) · 15712 likes
the concept of a smash cut to a woman twerking being a real jump scare in this
Dex (3★) · 12091 likes
literally my house 2 minutes after we lose the Wi-Fi connection
Yashley (4★) · 9918 likes
Whole house mad
judi (4★) · 7528 likes
i would probably crash out equally as hard if my boyfriend didn't shoot his dad whilst he was actively trying to kill me
sixxthirty (3.5★) · 5444 likes
the mirror shot was CINEMA
Themes
grief, family dysfunction, possession, survival, body horror, trauma, domestic terror, revenge of the dead
Topics
horror, thriller, splatter, body horror, practical effects, possession, family conflict, grief, chaotic camera work, extreme horror