After contributing to various horror anthologies,
David Bruckner made his directorial feature debut in the genre with
2017's
The Ritual. For his second movie, The Night House, he's enlisted Rebecca Hall to play the lead role of a woman
struggling in the aftermath of her husband's untimely death. Left alone in a
secluded lake house, she begins to experience nightmarish visions that cause
her to look into her husband's past.
The film also stars
Sarah Goldberg, Stacy Martin, Vondie Curtis Hall and
Evan Jonigkeit.
The Night House is in US cinemas from July 16th. A UK/ROI
release has yet to be announced.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep it together – but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house calling to her, beckoning her with a ghostly allure. Against the advice of her friends, she begins digging into her husband’s belongings, yearning for answers. What she finds are secrets both strange and disturbing – a mystery she’s determined to unravel.
