His House

 


Name: His House

Directed By: Remi Weekes 

Subgenre: Supernatural

Series: Spooktober 2020 entry #28; review #90

Review: "Your ghosts follow you. They never leave. They live with you. It's when I let them in that I could start to face myself." Following their harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a married couple find that adjusting to refugee life in an English town is going to be more trying than expected--especially with specters lurking in the shadows of their new home. His House, to me, fits into a similar niche as Tigers Are Not Afraid: a cast of predominately non-white characters struggling to live while their own personal horrors manifest around them as lurking spirits, for good or ill; save that, while Tigers leans into the realm of fantasy and contrasting whimsy (given its cast of children), His House steers fully into supernatural horror and brings a new ghoulish spirit to the table for the vast majority of audiences (including myself). The acting is superb, and the cinematography is stellar: the various dream/dissociative sequences have a surreal beauty that quickly descends into hellish territory given the subject matter. Speaking of subject matter: it's dark, and while the film doesn't end up on my Feel Bad Films list, the conclusion will likely still leave you feeling emotionally heavy/exhausted in a complicated sort of way. I'd love to break it down more, but I'd also love for you to watch this film with as little in the way of spoilers as possible. Go check it out!




Overall Score: 4.5 out of 5 Chads who are ready to say goodbye now! Did His House scare you? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

IMDB: Here

How to Watch: His House is available on these platforms.


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