2015 · horror · thriller · mystery
The Harvest
Directed by John McNaughton1h 44m2015
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.
Our read: The Harvest (2015) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded horror · thriller · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured horror / thriller, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- cold
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“You want suburban fairy-tale horror where neighborly kindness hides monstrous devotion.”
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