Room 203

Room 203

Year: 2022

Runtime: 104 mins

Language: English

Director: Ben Jagger

Echo Score: 72
HorrorHorror

Two female roommates were tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece.

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1

Move-in and warnings

Kim and Izzy move into the apartment and start settling in. Ronan, the landlord, gives them a tour and warns about two crucial rules: do not damage the stained-glass window and stay out of the basement. The eerie window fascinates and unsettles them as they explore their new home.

Opening night Apartment (Room 203)
2

Hole in the wall and amulet found

Kim discovers a wall hole in her room and tries to cover it with a mirror, but the mirror keeps tilting or falls. Izzy finds an amulet necklace in the hole and starts wearing it, despite Kim's misgivings. That night, Izzy begins sleepwalking, hinting at something dark beneath the surface.

First night Apartment, Kim's room
3

College day and new ally

Kim wakes late for college orientation and is greeted by Ian, a friendly student who gives her a private campus tour. They bond over their shared interest in journalism and dream of pursuing it after graduation. Kim decides to write a paper about Izzy's fraught family life without telling Izzy.

Next day College campus
4

Izzy's parties and disappearances

Izzy's behavior grows more erratic as she brings home a young man and later a young woman to spend the night; both disappear before morning. Kim watches her friend drift into more reckless, unsettling actions. The apartment becomes a site of increasingly disturbing events.

Over several nights Apartment
5

A crow and the expanding wall hole

A crow flies into Kim's room and slips into the growing hole in the wall, which has taken on a wound-like appearance. Earlier that day, Kim found a metal music box bearing names. Later, Izzy enters with the music box in hand, and blood is seen on her head from banging on a door.

That night Apartment
6

Izzy's collapse and care

Kim helps tend to Izzy after she bangs on the locked door and bleeds. The next day Izzy seems normal, but sleepwalking continues and worsens, especially when she ventures into the basement. Kim grows increasingly worried for her friend's safety.

Following night Apartment
7

Investigating the building's past

Kim confides her concerns to Ian and he suggests researching the building's history. They uncover a decades-old case involving Liam McNally and his wife Karen, who previously lived in Room 203. The couple's tragedy hints at a darker legacy connected to the apartment.

Later Internet/library
8

Milton Briggs and the surviving baby

Kim and Ian seek out Milton Briggs, the janitor, who reveals that Karen was murdered by her husband and the baby survived. The baby, who would grow up to be Ronan, is connected to the cursed necklace. This confirms a direct link from the past to the present.

Evening Apartment
9

Ian ties the mural to Morrigu

Ian studies the stained-glass mural's imagery and links it to Celtic pagan symbols and Morrigu, a crow goddess of death. The mural's meaning begins to explain the house's haunting and the crow motif that appears throughout. Kim and Ian realize the window may be more than art; it is a conduit for the curse.

Later Library/online
10

The hand and the ring

Izzy's confrontation with Kim over the paper escalates when Kim discovers a shriveled hand emerging from the hole, wearing a ring identical to the one the other visitor wore. The discovery confirms a link between the past victims and Izzy's current peril. The sense that someone in the apartment is connected to the necklace intensifies.

Soon after confrontation Apartment
11

Ronan's abduction and revelation

Ronan bursts into the apartment, abducts Kim, and reveals he is the baby who survived the past tragedy. He explains that the amulet belonged to his mother, and Morrigu's curse targets the necklace's wearer. He vows to keep offering to appease the curse.

Climax escalation Apartment
12

Ian's death and pursuit

Ian rushes to help but is killed by a possessed Izzy. Kim escapes and follows Izzy into the basement as Ronan pursues. The desperate chase leads to the heart of the haunting beneath the apartment.

Moments after abduction Apartment/Basement
13

Possession and amulet removal

Ronan becomes possessed and, driven by Morrigu, turns the gun on himself. Izzy's own personality struggles for control, and Kim refuses to kill her friend. Kim finally rips the cursed amulet from Izzy's neck, lifting the curse.

Climax Apartment
14

Destroying the window and escape

Kim and Izzy decide to destroy the stained-glass window to break the curse. They smash the window and rush outside, only to be confronted by ominous crow activity. Izzy carries Kim to the hospital for urgent care.

After destruction Apartment/building exterior
15

Final glimpse of Morrigu

They escape to safety, with Izzy rushing Kim to the hospital. Behind them, the shattered window in Room 203 reveals Morrigu's presence as hundreds of crows swarm the area. The film ends with a chilling implication that Morrigu's threat remains.

Ending Outside building; Room 203

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:24

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