The Lodgers (2017 film)
Summary
"We see you." Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate, and each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy.
Details
- Release Date: 2017
- Country/Language: Ireland, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Drama, Romance
- Setting: 1920s Ireland
- Runtime: 1 hr 32 min
- Starring: Charlotte Vega, David Bradley, Moe Dunford
- Director: Brian O'Malley
- Writer: David Turpin
- Producer/Production Co: Epic Pictures Group, Avatar Audio Post Production, Bowsie Workshop
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- IMDB Page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Nudity, Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; vaguely similar in tone, could be a very loose adaptation)
It wouldn't take much imagination or alteration to substitute Deep Ones, Worms of the Earth, Ghouls, or other standard "mythos" creatures for the strange, watery beings that oppress the household in this Gothic horror film, and the atmosphere etc. are well-suited for a "Lovecraftian" horror story.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Richard Scheib at (Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film Review) - (2/5) "It all seems a perfect example of the Victorian/Edwardian ghost story, a genre that has fairly much disappeared in the last few years.... BUT... the script never gives you any answers.... All of which leads to one of the most frustrating 90 minutes that one has ever spent sitting in front of a screen...."
Synopsis (SPOILERS)
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1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
- Filmed in one of Ireland's most haunted houses, Loftus Hall.
Associated Mythos Elements
- race: Faeries (alternatively, Deep Ones or watery Ghouls)
- location: The Other Side
Keeper Notes
- Using "The Haunting" as a model, a film crew making a period Gothic Horror film at the site of a legendary haunted house get more than they bargain for when the house's hidden horrors come out to play....
- A party of ghost-hunters explores an abandoned house where the peculiar family vanished years ago; diary entries reveal that the family was oppressed by a sinister presence in the home which forced them to live under strange rules restricting the family to their beds by night and preventing them from leaving the house or outsiders from entering it; investigations soon reveal disturbances in the house center around a strange, water-filled vault beneath the house: an entrance to the Other Side and its ghastly inhabitants....
- A troubled war veteran approaches the investigators for assistance after he falls in love with one of the mysterious occupants of a decaying mansion, who will not leave the mansion nor allow outsiders to enter, out of fear of supernatural repercussions....
