THE GUEST
If you’re making your way through Halloween watchlists this weekend but want to venture off the HOCUS POCUS beaten path, THE GUEST (2014) (trailer here) might be the film for you. Adam Winguard’s directorial follow-up to YOU’RE NEXT stars Dan Stevens as a handsome stranger who shows up to the Peterson family’s doorstep, introducing himself as David, a friend of their late son Caleb who fought with him in Afghanistan before his death. While the Petersons’ kids are at first enamored with David, their daughter Anna (Maika Monroe) eventually begins to wonder if David really is who he claims to be. Filled with great performances and action scenes, a great synthy score, and a haunted house set piece for the ages, the movie is a wild ride that isn’t afraid to get a little weird.
—Alicia Devereaux, Development Assistant
