The Blackcoat's Daughter

20171 hour 34 minsREnglish

HorroRated verdict

Highly Recommended

2010sDemonsSupernaturalReligious HorrorSurvival Horror

Directed by: Osgood Perkins
Written by: Osgood Perkins
Produced by: Adrienne Biddle, Arianne Fraser, Alphonse Ghossein, Bryan Bertino, Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel, Rob Paris, Chris Armogida, Robert Menzies, Sarah Deline, Candice McHugh

Collections

Supernatural Family Horror Hidden Gems Religious Horror Demons Gothic Survival Horror

Why it’s HorroRated

The Blackcoat's Daughter is Osgood Perkins establishing a sensibility the genre hadn't seen before. The structural patience, the sustained atmosphere of wrongness, and the way the film withholds its central tragedy until it can land with full weight are all marks of a director who knows exactly what he's doing. A debut that announced something significant.

Synopsis

Osgood Perkins's debut is more interested in atmosphere and grief than in conventional horror mechanics. The structural discipline that rewards patience is the film's signature quality. A slow-burn film that earns its ending completely.