The Night Visitor

The Night Visitor

Year: 2015

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Horror

A suburban couple seeking to repair their strained marriage hires a new age spiritualist for guidance. Her unconventional advice—to video record their family life continuously—reveals a disturbing secret: their son is communicating with an unseen entity who identifies himself as the Night Visitor. As they delve deeper into the recordings, they must confront the unsettling nature of this presence and its impact on their family.

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1

Imprisoned at fortress-like asylum

Salem remains confined after pleading insanity for a murder he did not admit to. He endures two long years behind barred walls, shaping a cold, patient resolve. The harsh confinement sets the stage for his calculated break.

Two years after the crime, during confinement Fortress-like asylum
2

Escape into the winter night

After years of confinement, Salem makes a cold, determined break and escapes from the fortress. He slips into the dead of winter, leaving the walls behind and setting his sights on revenge. The escape marks a turning point that plunges the story back into the outside world.

Winter night, two years after imprisonment Fortress-like asylum
3

Return to the family farm

Salem returns to the world outside and infiltrates the countryside. The farm is now run by his younger sisters Emmie and Ester, along with Ester's husband, Dr Anton Jenks. He watches the routines of the farm and begins to map his plan for revenge.

Soon after escape Family farm
4

Salem begins framing Anton

From the shadows, Salem begins by staging a murder to look like Anton is the killer. The ploy is designed to turn suspicion away from the true culprit in Salem’s view. The seeds of his revenge start taking hold on the farmstead.

Soon after returning to the farm Farmhouse
5

Killing Britt to tighten alibi

Salem also kills Britt, a girl who was with him on the night of the farmhand's murder and could have offered him an alibi but chose not to. The act deepens the mystery and removes potential witnesses who could complicate his narrative. The violence reinforces his grip on the plan.

Soon after framing Anton Farmhouse
6

Salem vanishes back to the asylum

After executing his early deeds, Salem disappears back into the shadows of the asylum. He avoids detection as the new killings begin to unfold, keeping his hands mostly clean. The escape and reentry blur the line between hunted and hunter.

Immediately after the initial killings From farm to asylum
7

Inspector begins obsessive investigation

A local police inspector becomes consumed with uncovering the truth behind the wrongful conviction and the series of killings. He pursues answers with steady resolve, grilling those involved and watching for any inconsistency. Anton insists he saw Salem at the site of Emmie’s murder, adding tension to the case.

During investigation Town/local area
8

Murder of Mr Clemens

On the next night, Salem targets the corrupt barrister Mr Clemens. Clemens is bedridden and sedated by Anton, but Salem interrupts and administers a lethal injection in Clemens’s sleep. The killing escalates the mystery and deepens the inspector’s pursuit.

Next night after Emmie’s murder Clemens's home
9

Return to the farmhouse; Ester's panic

Salem makes his way back to the farmhouse and disguises his movements by seizing a coat. Ester speaks to the inspector in a state of panic, and the police depart as the tension builds. The scene sets the stage for a brutal confrontation to come.

After Clemens’s murder Farmhouse
10

Ester's attempted escape and death

Ester tries to flee through the barn, but Salem traps and kills her. The murder brutalizes the household and consolidates Salem’s control of the farm. Anton arrives on the scene and is confronted with blood on his clothes, hinting at a shared guilt.

Following Ester's attempt Farmhouse barn
11

Salem's attack on Anton's evidence

Salem wipes the blood-smeared axe on Anton's clothes, echoing the false accusation that had pinned the farmhand’s murder on Salem two years earlier. The act reinforces the illusion of Anton’s complicity and solidifies Salem’s revenge. The farm becomes the site of a brutal psychological chess game.

Right after Ester's death Farmhouse
12

Anton confesses; inspector heads to the asylum

Back at the asylum, Anton descends deeper into the deceit that fueled the original investigation and confesses his crime to the inspector. The inspector hurries toward the fortress, certain that the truth will finally come to light. The confession reshapes the pursuit and raises the stakes for Salem.

At the asylum Asylum
13

The final alibi and unresolved truth

Salem manages to reach his cell before the inspector, narrowly threading the needle of the alibi that has kept him safe. Yet the final truth remains hanging, with the plan and guilt unresolved as the investigation closes in. The conclusion leaves the audience unsure who, if anyone, truly escaped justice.

Final moment Asylum

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