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Haunted-house horror with the same slow-burn dread and character focus.
Overall7.3
Fear7.0
Atmos8.0
Gore4.0
Supernatural
Cobweb
2023 · R · 1h 28m
Curator Score6.2/ 10
Sooner or later, family secrets creep out.
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- July 21, 2023
- Home release
- August 11, 2023
- Streaming — with a subscription
- Hulu — October 20, 2023
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Curator Certificate
6.2
Out of ten
Passed by one curator
Fear6.0
Gore5.0
Atmosphere8.3
Strongest on atmosphere.
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Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
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Genres
mysteryhorrorthriller
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Child endangermentBody fluidsDomestic violence
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Details
Box office$8.4M
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Starring
Lizzy Caplan as Carol · Antony Starr as Mark · Cleopatra Coleman as Miss Devine · Woody Norman as Peter · Luke Busey as Brian · Aleksandra Dragova as The Girl (Sarah) · Jay Rincon as Principal · Anton Kottas as Timothy
Production
Lionsgate, Media Capital Technologies, Point Grey Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment
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