True crime writer Ellison (Ethan Hawke) decides to revive his floundering career by moving his loved ones into the suburban house where a family were slaughtered.
He gets more horror than he was expecting when his investigation of the unsolved crime turns up a batch of mysterious and brutal home movies in the attic.
Director Scott Derrickson’s (The Exorcism Of Emily Rose) thriller borrows a lot from Insidious - including that film’s producers.
But its frequent shocks and dark comedy help deliver the chills, as does the psychological soundscape by composer Christopher Young (Hellraiser, Drag Me To Hell).
