The Little Stranger tells the story of Dr. Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother, son and daughter – are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own.
The film looks beautiful, especially the stark differences between past and present, and the performances have already drawn me in. It seems to fall in line with a lot of classic tropes, seemingly a hodgepodge of a few different films like Crimson Peak, The Innocents, and The Others, but still promises something new. I’m excited for a slower paced, drama laced with horror.
If the trailer interests you, check out the book it’s based on (of the same name) by Sarah Waters.
