2021 · horror · supernatural
The Kindred
Directed by Jamie Patterson1h 34m2021
After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery from 30 years ago, she discovers a dark family history that could prove deadly for her child.
Our read: The Kindred (2021) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, measured horror / supernatural, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- cold
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