The Night House

David Bruckner's The Night House is one of the most underrated horror films of the decade. Rebecca Hall gives a towering performance as a recently widowed teacher who discovers her dead husband's dark secrets — a mirror house across the lake, occult symbols in the architecture, and evidence of a presence that lives in the negative space of reality. Bruckner uses the architecture itself as horror, turning doorways and reflections into something deeply wrong. The 'nothing is there' refrain becomes genuinely terrifying. The film treats grief with nuance and intelligence while delivering legitimate scares.