A local doctor Faraday pays a visit to Hundreds Hall to tend to the maid of the Ayres family. The staples of such subtle genre pieces are all present: a once lively mansion lost to decay, the somewhat reclusive family that remains, the weight of a dead child covering it all in a fine layer of dust. It’s not a horror film to satisfy the jump hungry or the thrill seekers, but one that slowly grips you from behind and one you will unexpectedly recall vividly. Think of it like a Shirley Jackson tale turned inward, where the separation of class and circumstance draw the demons from within and without. Adapted from the Sarah Waters novel, The Little Stranger is a ghost story in a lower register, more a delicate gothic character study than a stone cold chiller.
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