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SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary Many great horror movies exist with similar themes, genres, and plot devices to Ishana Night Shyamalan's The Watchers. The new horror movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan's daughter tells the story of a young woman named Mina who gets stuck in a forest alongside three strangers named Madeline, Daniel, and Ciara. The four must follow the rules of mysterious supernatural creatures lest they be murdered.
Director Jack Heller Release Date July 24, 2015 Writers Tyler Hisel Cast Kevin Durand , Lukas Haas , Bianca Kajlich , Nick Damici , Heath Freeman , Ethan Khusidman , Sabina Gadecki , Steve Agee Runtime 99 Minutes The horror movie Dark Was the Night centers on mysterious creatures from a forest in a small town. When a logging company starts tearing the environment down, the creatures start to wreak havoc on the residents of a small town. The movies both have folklore elements.
While both stories incorporate folklore, The Ritual has a faster pacing, which leaves many viewers on the edge of their seats. In addition to the supernatural elements found in both movies, The Ritual incorporates very real and human horrors, namely cults. The followers of Moder are willing to defy human values to gain the approval and immortality given by the creature.
Both The Watchers and The Blair Witch Project use the ingrained human fear of the dark to create a tense atmosphere. They also turn the forest into something spooky and magical. However, unlike the 2024 movie, The Blair Witch Project created its folklore from scratch, rather than pulling from pre-established culture or tradition. This makes the lore more mysterious throughout the movie, an element that mystery lovers would enjoy more.
In The Watchers, the creatures simply take on the appearance of someone that they studied, though Madeline proves this can be done secondhand. However, the ending of The Wretched hints that The Hag uses mind control to take over Abbie, though this isn’t explained too well in the movie. Still, The Wretched is an entertaining watch that’s similar to The Watchers without being a folk horror.
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