A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son?s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

A seriously muddled effort here. Too many strands that are not tightly connected together. For example, that the mother’s husband died violently is good, but that the kid thinks he sees monsters is lame (young kids often do, even when their pa’ is alive and well). Assuming that this is supposed to be some horror flick (or at least a thriller) the way to set up the atmosphere here would be along the lines of “a mother, alone with her son, must cope with an evil that seeps out of the house they are staying in. Her husband was struck down savagely years ago. Now her boy swears he sees a monster …”

Steven Fernandez (Judge)