As they coupe with the loss the mother finds strange marking all over the house and as she researches them she discovers her house may be a vessel to something much bigger and discovering what that is may be her only hope of finding the missing little girl. Shortly after moving in the little girl disappears. The storyline focuses on a family that moves into a unique house in the suburbs with their little girl and boy. The Cellar (2022) is an Irish horror movie recently added to Shudder. Its watchable but feels, wooden and wholly contrived. 'Oh bother, the demon ate Timmy!' In summary, the lack of realism undermines any promise The Cellar, might have had. Nope, they are happy to stick around, blithely looking to solve 'the mystery', as if its an episode of Nancy Drew or The Famous Five. One ideally, with a church, equipped with a demon hunting priest, right across the road. Most sane people would be pushing said child out the door and burning rubber to the nearest motel. An ancient predatory demon, who has a track record of hellish abductions, including his sister, stalking the hallways.

The remaining child, for example, is allowed to wander the house from hell, mostly unsupervised. The idea of self preservation, in the face of escalating and utterly terrifying revelations, that threatens the family, is met with a suicidal degree of calm. That said, it's utterly spoilt by the unrealistic reactions, of the main characters. 'The Cellar' has some promise, its atmospheric and its visuals are creepily, compelling.

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