Ghostland
dir. Pascal Laugier · 2018
Trauma can shape our lives in profound ways, leading some to thrive while others struggle to cope with their past.
Colleen and her daughters inherit a house steeped in tragedy, only to face a night of terror that fractures their lives forever. As the years pass, the psychological scars of that night manifest in haunting ways, particularly for Vera, who spirals into paranoia while Beth finds success as a horror author. Watching this film is like stepping into a darkened room where the shadows of the past loom large, and every creak of the floorboards echoes with unresolved trauma.
Following her aunt's death, Colleen and her daughters inherit her house. However, during their first night in their new home, murderers enter the home, putting Colleen in a situation where she must fight to save her daughters' lives. When the girls suffer a terrible trauma during the night, their disparate personalities diverge even further. The younger daughter, Beth, is said to become a famous horror author with a perfect family and life in Los Angeles, while her sister, Vera, can't cope, and loses her mind faced to an unshakable sense of paranoia. Sixteen years later the daughters and mother reunite at the house where Colleen and Vera continue to reside, it is then that strange events begin to take place.
