We Are Terrified by the Easy, Scary Premise of Blumhouse’s Newest

You need to feel safe at home. That’s only a bedrock of dwelling. You want a spot that makes you’re feeling comfy, calm, and enthusiastic about taking up life’s challenges. However, what occurs when home isn’t safe? What in case your security was challenged by a mysterious presence that simply confirmed up out of nowhere and began taunting you? It’s not a nice thought, which is why it’s additionally an important premise for a film.

It’s the premise of The Lady within the Yard, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Carry On, Black Adam), which opens March 28. It stars Danielle Deadwyler (Station Eleven, Until) as a mom of two who loses her husband in a automobile accident. Issues appear dangerous sufficient however then a mysterious girl draped in black seems out of nowhere of their yard. And simply sits there. Take a look at the unsettling trailer for The Lady within the Yard.

It’s like a home invasion movie but worse. Dwelling invasion films are scary as a result of they’re situations the place the protection and sanctity of your property are threatened. Right here although, it’s much less a house invasion and extra a house haunting. The lady sitting within the yard, warning the character that “Right this moment’s the day,” builds loopy, scary pressure and anticipation. We’re very a lot right here for it.

So what’s the girl’s deal? The place did she come from? What did she need? Common’s official plot description provides us a tiny tease: “Ramona assumes the lady (Okwui Okpokwasili; The Exorcist: Believer, Julie Taymor’s A Midsummer Night time’s Dream) is misplaced or demented, however as the lady creeps nearer and nearer to the home, it turns into clear she is not any bizarre determine and her intentions are something however peaceable. Now Ramona should rally to guard herself and her youngsters from the grasp of the lady who merely gained’t go away them alone.” Oh no, she “creeps nearer and nearer to the home?” Nope, nope, nope. Not liking this. Not one bit.

We’re guessing it’s the ghost of somebody concerned within the automobile accident, proper? Or possibly one thing method creepier and smarter? We’ll discover out on March 28.

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