Echoes of Fear (2018)
Following the death of her grandfather a young woman inherits his house, deciding to do it up and sell it on she moves into the place. She soon begins to hear strange sounds and movements from the corner of her eye...
I'm not going to say anything else plot wise.
I thought this was a tremendous low budget horror film. It's so much more than a typical modern supernatural piece and it's scary. Proper edge of the seat stuff. It's beautifully made and acted and the sense of dread is there from the off. Thankfully the atmosphere is sustained throughout and the many scares on offer aren't the typical crash bang wallop studio style jump scares.
Rather than speedy editing and jump cuts the camera is allowed to quietly explore the house from interesting angles meaning the jumps and chills work very effectively.
Although Echoes of Fear seems to set out on a well worn supernatural path with it's scares eroded by the generic likes of Blumhouse it becomes clear after a while that this is an original suspenseful take on the genre which builds to a climax i didn't see coming, a climax that was very satisfying indeed.
Highly recommended.
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