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Year:	2011
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Eduardo Sánchez
Genre:	Spooky suspense
Starring:	Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis, Alexandra Holden
Rating:	5/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1707392/
Tagline:	No tagline
Favourite line:	"Molly...."

Hot on the heels of Chernobyl Diaries – written and produced by Paranormal Activity’s Orin Peli - comes this, from the director of that other low budget horror sensation, The Blair Witch Project.

The plot:
Molly is a young woman struggling to come to terms with a life of addiction and an abusive childhood. Having gained control of herself, and been clean for several years, she now has a supportive partner, and a sister that cares for her deeply.
When Molly and her partner move back into the family home, old memories are stirred and, before long, she’s back on the smack, abusing her boyfriend and, worse still, she’s claiming that her father is not really dead.
Of course, no one believes her.
But what exactly is that thing that keeps creeping up the stairs?
And why does it sound like it has hooves?

It’s good, this.
Really spooky.
Eduardo Sanchez seems to have been away for a while but, in truth, he has been busy making films, it’s just none of them have reached the cinema which, judging by this effort, at least, seems a bit of a shame.
Crafting an atmosphere of creeping, crawling dread, this is not some one trick pony, quiet-quiet-loud quiet-quiet-loud, horror by numbers affair, instead Sanchez uses situation, silence and unnerving conversations to up the ante, chill-wise.
Gretchen Lodge, as Molly, is a fucking revelation, and this is her first credited role as an actress, so kudos to her for that. She thoroughly embodies somebody tipping over the edge into stark yet subtle madness, and is utterly compelling throughout.
With lashings of sex, nudity and drug use throughout, this is no simple creature feature, either, more a studied exploration of the weaknesses of the flesh, intercut with a smattering of spirituality and a yoke-full of identity crises.
Stirringly good in every regard, this is sure to be one of the best horror movies of the year.
That’s a recommendation, my children.