Movie

The Inhabitant

2022 · 97 min

A slow-burn psychological horror that keeps you uneasy with its blend of family secrets and creeping dread.

Tagline: You can’t hide from an evil that lives within.
Overview: Like any other teenage girl, Tara is just surviving high school — yet her father and mother seem strangely distant. Amidst a nearby spree of gruesome ax murders, Tara has sightings of terrifying entities, forcing her to question her own sanity and shocking ancestry.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Madness, family, identity, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
family
identity
death
isolation
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild