In the Dark
2024 · 14m
Directed by Spencer Keller
Annie buys a seemingly innocuous chair at the thrift store — and soon realizes something dark came home with her.
Picked by Zoe
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A haunted-object story is about as contrarian as a beige wallpaper swatch, and Keller doesn't subvert the premise enough to make me care—it's competent spook-craft that lands exactly where you'd expect it to.
Keller works within the established lineage of domestic horror with precision and respect for the form's traditions, crafting something formally sound that knows its place in the genre's conversation.
What elevates this beyond premise is Keller's choice to let the camera *become* the chair's presence—the framing itself becomes the threat, turning a budget limitation into the film's most unsettling formal decision.