Scream queen Melissa Barrera (Abigail, Your Monster) is making a return to genre with a starring role in Inhabit, the upcoming psychological/supernatural horror from writer/director Adam Alleca (The Last House on the Left, Delirium).
Described as blending “psychological horror with relentless supernatural dread” and offering a “chilling exploration of trauma, motherhood, and the responsibility of unfathomable power”, Inhabit follows a young woman who, following a traumatic life-changing event, moves into a rundown apartment complex in search of a fresh start:
When she’s terrorized by bizarre occurrences — unhinged neighbors, uncanny stalkers, unprovoked violence — she comes to believe she’s being targeted by a possessive force that breaks her understanding of reality. As the synopsis reads: “A force that can only be overcome by confronting the darkest parts of her own nature.
Per Variety, who reported the news exclusively earlier today, Logical Pictures Group is financing Inhabit, with international sales launching at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
In an official statement, Alleca explained more of his influences on Inhabit:
True horror means forcing the audience to confront a universal existential fear no one’s ever dared to tell a story about before. I’ve found such a fear in Inhabit […] My inspirations are the kind of audacious, character-driven thrillers I love, like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and Get Out. Their innovation is my North Star.”
Barrera will next be seen in Black Tides, the upcoming orca attack thriller from Deep Blue Sea and The Strangers reboot trilogy director Renny Harlin. She'll star alongside John Travolta, who plays her estranged father.
Look out for more on Inhabit as we get it.
