Welcome to Our Home

Welcome to Our Home

Year: 2021

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Gregory M. Schroeder

ComedyHorror

When Brad brings his liberal girlfriend home to meet his conservative parents, tensions escalate and monsters are unleashed.

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Two young high school teachers, Anuja and Neha, are assigned to collect population data for the census, a routine task that quickly spirals into a tense struggle for survival. Their journey leads them to a deserted house where they meet a pregnant woman, Prerna, who says there are four people living there: her, her grandmother, an old man, and a cook named Bhola. When asked about her baby’s fate, Prerna reveals a grim and chilling truth: after birth, all newborns cry briefly before dying, and she has learned to expect this cruel pattern as a cruel reality of the house. The claim unsettles the two teachers, but their skepticism keeps them moving—at least for a moment.

As rain pounds the area, the pair decides to return, sensing that something is dangerously wrong. They seek shelter in Prerna’s home for the night. From a window, one of them notices the old man slipping toward a small shed, a clue that is quickly swallowed by doubt and fear. Meanwhile, Bhola overhears them speaking on a phone about their location, and he exchanges a whispered, intimate exchange with the old man, whom he addresses as “bhayya” though their exact relationship remains unclear. The sense of danger intensifies as the women attempt to flee in the dark.

Inside the house, the tension escalates. The women discover a bloodied man chained in the shed, a grim sight that confirms their worst fears. With their phones missing, they realize they are cut off from any obvious route to safety. The next day, they try to leave, but the old man’s quiet nod to the grandmother signals that they never truly had a chance to escape. The grandmother informs him they had ventured out in the middle of the night, and the two women are suddenly seized by the old man and held captive in his basement. What follows is a brutal night of fear, control, and an attempt to survive as the women endure coercion and physical danger.

The pair manage a desperate escape through a tunnel and split up in the forest. A brother comes to search for them, only to be attacked, while a man who had come to the house after hearing a baby crying in the shed is killed as well. The nightmare resumes when Anuja and Neha are captured again and separated—Bhola and the old man take turns keeping them imprisoned in different rooms. Neha suffers a rape, and she attempts suicide in the wake of the trauma. Meanwhile, Anuja uses the moment of confusion to escape, setting fire to one of the huts. The blaze enrages the old man, who orders Bhola to kill Anuja. She fights back, stabbing Bhola, and leaves him to be devoured by wolves in the forest, a stark act of survival and vengeance.

Neha eventually receives help from Prerna and escapes as well, and the true horror of the situation comes into sharper focus: the old man is Prerna’s father. He has sexually abused Prerna for years, manipulating her into obedience and repeatedly causing pregnancies. The grandmother, it seems, has accepted this grim dynamic. The two women, though gravely injured, manage to escape once more, while Anuja returns to confront the house’s horrors and to end the old man’s tyranny. Together, they succeed in killing him, and Neha kills the grandmother with a sickle as Prerna watches in a haunting, silent witness.

As the credits roll, the film reveals a painful history that spans two decades: Prerna has given birth eight times, seven of which were killed by her father, with one stillborn. The father and Bhola are responsible for the deaths of more than thirteen people, and Bhola itself assaults nine. The very first victim cited is Savitri, Prerna’s mother, whose memory hangs over the house like a warning and a reminder of the violence bred within its walls.

Throughout this harrowing tale, the tension is built not merely on fear, but on the slow uncovering of a family’s dark past and the resilience of those who refuse to be consumed by it. The narrative moves between moments of claustrophobic danger and bursts of hard-won courage, always maintaining a steady, neutral gaze at the consequences of abuse, captivity, and the long shadow cast by a predatory history. The result is a grim, unflinching look at how trauma and oppression can echo through generations, and how, in the end, endurance and cooperation can propel survivors toward a fragile form of justice.

Last updated: February 03, 2026 at 07:42

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Q1

Why does Prerna say all newborns die after being born in the house?

A.

Prerna explains that her father, the old man who lives in the house, has been sexually abusing her for years and forcing pregnancies. All the babies born from this abuse were killed by him immediately after birth, which is why she says newborns cry briefly and then die. She has learned to expect this horrific pattern as her cruel reality.

Earlier, Prerna mentions the house has four occupants but seems emotionally detached when discussing the baby's fate, hinting at her traumatic history.

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Q2

Who is the old man to Prerna and why is he dangerous?

A.

The old man is Prerna's father. He has sexually abused Prerna for years, repeatedly impregnating her and killing every baby born from this abuse. He maintains control through manipulation and violence, creating an environment of terror within the household.

The initial census visit shows Prerna appearing emotionally distant when discussing the house's occupants, suggesting a deeper, unspoken trauma.

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Q3

Why were Anuja and Neha captured in the house?

A.

The grandmother signaled to the old man that the two women had ventured out at night, confirming they were trying to escape. This triggered the old man and Bhola to seize the women and hold them captive in the basement. The grandmother actively participated in the household's cycle of abuse and control.

Earlier, the women notice the old man sneaking to the shed at night and discover a bloodied chained man, clear signs the house harbors dark secrets.

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Q4

What happens to Neha while she is held captive?

A.

During the second capture, Neha is separated from Anuja and raped by Bhola. The trauma is so severe that she attempts suicide afterward. She later receives help from Prerna and manages to escape, eventually participating in killing the old man and grandmother.

The women were separated into different rooms after recapture, which isolates them and enables Bhola's assault on Neha.

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Q5

How does Anuja manage to escape from the house?

A.

When Anuja and Neha are recaptured and separated, Anuja uses the chaos and confusion to her advantage. She sets fire to one of the huts, creating disruption. During this turmoil, she breaks free, fights back against Bhola when ordered to kill her, stabs him, and escapes into the forest where wolves devour him.

The women had previously discovered the chained bloodied man in the shed, confirming the house's danger and giving Anuja reason to fight desperately for freedom.

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Q6

Why does Prerna help Neha escape?

A.

Prerna helps Neha escape because she wants to break free from her father's years of sexual abuse and control. Though complicit in the household's operations due to manipulation, Prerna ultimately chooses to assist the victims in hopes of ending her own nightmare. Her action marks the beginning of her resistance against her father.

Prerna initially appears resigned to her fate but gradually shows willingness to defy her father by warning Neha about the danger.

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Q7

What do Anuja and Neha find in the shed?

A.

The women discover a bloodied man chained inside the shed, confirming their suspicions that something sinister is happening in the house. This grim discovery proves the house is a site of captivity and violence, not merely a mysterious residence.

Earlier, one of the women spots the old man slipping toward the shed at night, suggesting he was tending to something he wanted hidden.

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Q8

What happens to Bhola at the end of the movie?

A.

When the old man orders Bhola to kill Anuja, she fights back and stabs him. She then leaves him wounded in the forest, where he is devoured by wolves. This acts as both survival and poetic justice for his crimes.

Bhola was established as the cook and loyal accomplice to the old man, referred to as 'bhayya' (brother), making his fate a consequence of the household's violence.

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Q9

Why does Neha kill the grandmother with a sickle?

A.

Neha kills the grandmother with a sickle during the final confrontation because the grandmother has been complicit in the years of abuse and control. She enabled the old man's actions, signaled when to capture the women, and participated in maintaining the household's cycle of violence against Prerna and other victims.

The grandmother was the one who informed the old man that Anuja and Neha had tried to escape at night, directly leading to their captivity.

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Q10

How many people did the old man and Bhola kill?

A.

According to the end credits, the father and Bhola are responsible for killing more than thirteen people over twenty years. Prerna gave birth eight times, seven babies were killed by her father and one was stillborn. Bhola also assaulted nine people, beginning with Savitri, Prerna's mother.

The house's remote location, Prerna's disturbing claims about newborns, and the discovery of a chained bloodied man all hint at the extensive history of violence.

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Q11

Why does Bhola call the old man 'bhayya'?

A.

Bhola addresses the old man as 'bhayya' (meaning brother in Hindi), indicating he is either the old man's brother or a close relative who has been complicit in the household's crimes for years. This familial relationship explains his loyalty and participation in the abuse and murders.

Their whispered exchange at night reveals a close, conspiratorial bond that predates the events seen in the film.

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Q12

Why do Anuja and Neha return to confront the old man?

A.

After escaping and receiving treatment for their injuries, Anuja and Neha decide to return to the house to end the cycle of abuse. Knowing Prerna is still trapped and the old man continues his predatory behavior, they feel compelled to stop him permanently rather than leave him to harm others.

The women witnessed Prerna's plight firsthand and learned the full extent of the old man's crimes, making it impossible for them to simply walk away.

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