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Release, runtime and language
2019 · 93 mins · English
Echo score 38
Directed by
Nicolas Pesce
Starring
Andrea Riseborough, Jacki Weaver, John Cho, Frankie Faison, Demián Bichir, Betty Gilpin
Budget
$10M

A brutal act of violence leaves a house steeped in a terrifying curse. When a detective begins to investigate the case of a young mother who murdered her family, she uncovers a vengeful spirit determined to claim new victims. Now, she and her family are targeted by the malevolent force, and she must fight to protect them from its unrelenting grasp.

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In a quiet corner of Pennsylvania, a routine case draws a young detective into something far darker than she ever anticipated. The investigation begins with a disturbing incident tied to a young mother and her family, but the deeper she digs, the more the case seems to resist any ordinary explanation. At the center of it all stands a house carrying an ancient, unrelenting curse — one born from violence and now reaching outward, hungry for new lives to entangle.

The atmosphere is steeped in dread, where every shadow feels watched and silence carries its own weight. The detective, recently settled in town with her child, finds her steady world unraveling as whispers of past tragedies echo through the present. Her new partner, a seasoned but visibly uneasy investigator, seems to sense that some doors are better left unopened, hinting at horrors long buried in the town's quiet streets.

As the inquiry presses forward, the boundaries between the living and the dead begin to blur. The malevolent presence that haunts the cursed home appears to follow those who come too close, weaving itself into their lives with quiet, patient menace. With her family's safety now at stake, the detective must confront a force that defies logic, one that turns familiar spaces into places of terror and threatens to consume anyone who dares to understand it.

Last updated: October 03, 2026 at 13:58

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