The Attic (film)
Encyclopedia
The Attic is a 2008 horror film
directed by Mary Lambert, starring Elisabeth Moss
, Jason Lewis, Tom Malloy
, and Catherine Mary Stewart
.
Emma is convinced that someone or something is haunting her, and she refuses to leave her house until she can piece the puzzle together, with the assistance of John Trevor (Lewis), a sympathetic detective. Eventually, Emma suspects her parents of hiding skeletons in the closet from the family’s past and practising Dark Magic Rituals using symbols Wicca
seemingly stole from satanism
. As the clues pile up, she discovers that she did once have a sister named Beth, who died twelve days after Emma was born. Emma realizes that this identical apparition may actually be Beth returning to life. Emma witnesses Beth killing her brother and the police suspect it was really Emma. John Trevor comes to the rescue when Beth is trying to strangle Emma to death, leaving her with a gun. She suspects that her father was to blame and murders both her parents. When the police arrive, Emma threatens "John Trevor" who now claims to be a paramedic, with the gun he gave her. As she points the gun at Trevor, she is really pointing the gun at herself and pulls the trigger, blowing her own brains out. The police later discuss about the incident and Emma's former psychiatrist explains that Beth and Trevor were only in her mind. Another officer mentions that the previous owner of the house mysteriously died. The psychiatrist says that houses do not kill people, but in this case it did. The movie ends with a new family looking to buy the house. As a young girl about Emma's age explores the attic, "John Trevor," now a real estate agent called Ron, appears behind her and says they will be seeing a lot of each other.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Mary Lambert, starring Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Moss
Elisabeth Singleton Moss is an American actor. Her notable roles include that of Zoey Bartlet, the third and youngest daughter of President Jed Bartlet, on the NBC television series The West Wing , and secretary turned copywriter Peggy Olson on the AMC original series Mad Men .-Early life and...
, Jason Lewis, Tom Malloy
Tom Malloy
Thomas John "Tom" Malloy is an American actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California.Tom wrote, produced and acted in The Alphabet Killer, a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton and Michael Ironside; and The Attic, a thriller...
, and Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart
Catherine Mary Stewart is a Canadian actress. Her first notable role was as Kayla Brady on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 1981 to 1983...
.
Plot
Emma (Moss) has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the attic alone. All of a sudden someone who looks exactly like Emma attacks her viciously.Emma is convinced that someone or something is haunting her, and she refuses to leave her house until she can piece the puzzle together, with the assistance of John Trevor (Lewis), a sympathetic detective. Eventually, Emma suspects her parents of hiding skeletons in the closet from the family’s past and practising Dark Magic Rituals using symbols Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
seemingly stole from satanism
Satanism
Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...
. As the clues pile up, she discovers that she did once have a sister named Beth, who died twelve days after Emma was born. Emma realizes that this identical apparition may actually be Beth returning to life. Emma witnesses Beth killing her brother and the police suspect it was really Emma. John Trevor comes to the rescue when Beth is trying to strangle Emma to death, leaving her with a gun. She suspects that her father was to blame and murders both her parents. When the police arrive, Emma threatens "John Trevor" who now claims to be a paramedic, with the gun he gave her. As she points the gun at Trevor, she is really pointing the gun at herself and pulls the trigger, blowing her own brains out. The police later discuss about the incident and Emma's former psychiatrist explains that Beth and Trevor were only in her mind. Another officer mentions that the previous owner of the house mysteriously died. The psychiatrist says that houses do not kill people, but in this case it did. The movie ends with a new family looking to buy the house. As a young girl about Emma's age explores the attic, "John Trevor," now a real estate agent called Ron, appears behind her and says they will be seeing a lot of each other.
Cast
- Elisabeth MossElisabeth MossElisabeth Singleton Moss is an American actor. Her notable roles include that of Zoey Bartlet, the third and youngest daughter of President Jed Bartlet, on the NBC television series The West Wing , and secretary turned copywriter Peggy Olson on the AMC original series Mad Men .-Early life and...
as Emma Callan - Jason Lewis as John Trevor
- Tom MalloyTom MalloyThomas John "Tom" Malloy is an American actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California.Tom wrote, produced and acted in The Alphabet Killer, a psychological thriller directed by Rob Schmidt and starring Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton and Michael Ironside; and The Attic, a thriller...
as Frankie Callan - John SavageJohn Savage (actor)John Savage is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer.- Acting career :...
as Graham Callan - Catherine Mary StewartCatherine Mary StewartCatherine Mary Stewart is a Canadian actress. Her first notable role was as Kayla Brady on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 1981 to 1983...
as Kim Callan - Thomas Jay RyanThomas Jay RyanThomas Jay Ryan is a veteran stage actor who also starred in the 1997 film Henry Fool.Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and has worked in such prestigious theaters as the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven...
as Dr. Perry - Alexandra DaddarioAlexandra DaddarioAlexandra Daddario is an American actress, known to film audiences as Annabeth Chase in the 2010 film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief...
as Ava Strauss - Gil Deeble as Detective Carter
- Clark MiddletonClark MiddletonClark Middleton is an American actor. He may be best known for his supporting roles in Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Sin City, and Fringe.-Career:Middleton began acting at a California junior college when he signed up with an acting class with friends...
as Dr. Cofi - Lynn Marie Stetson as Beth
- Tara ThompsonTara ThompsonTara Thompson is an American actress.She first starred in the short-lived TV series The Mountain. She plays Young Jenny in My Super Ex-Girlfriend. Her next movie is The Attic. She has two younger brothers named Justin and Mike...
as Allison - Nick GregoryNick GregoryNicholas John "Nick" Gregory is a meteorologist for WNYW in New York City. Gregory brings viewers the weather on FOX 5 News at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. Gregory has been working for WNYW for over two decades...
as Detective - Sara Maraffino as Demon (voice)
- Russell Terlecki as paramedic