After the tragic death of their son via car crash, Paul and Anne move from the city to the quiet New England countryside to attempt to start a new life for themselves. Soon after their arrival, the couple begins to notice strange sounds and an unbearable heat coming from the basement. Ted Geoghegan's We Are Still Here is the latest film about an unexpected couple stumbling across an ancient evil which works far more than it doesn't thanks to strong direction from Ted Geoghegan. We Are Still Here has an old-school feel to the film, injecting a ton of atmosphere and tension before any type of actual violence or aggression takes place. Using over-exposed lighting, eerie sound design, and atypical camera angles that have a voyeuristic quality, We Are Still Here creates a threat of menace before it's even seen, creating the presence of an evil force that is tangible. The plotting of the film is almost too aggressive, moving around so fast that it becomes a little convoluted as to what exactly is going on in the house. Between their dead son, the creepy neighbors, and this ominous evil presence, We Are Still is a little hard to follow, though it never becomes beyond comprehension. Larry Fessenden as a hippie and friend of the couple who arrives to help perform a seance pretty much steals the film, bringing an off-kilter energy to the film that balances its overwhelming sense of dread. Heavy on atmosphere, We Are Still Here is sure to appease most old-school horror fans, though when the violence does come it's quite excessive in a way that should appease gore-hounds as well, using practical blood effects instead of the fake looking CGI effects that seem to run rampant today. While far from perfect, We Are Still Here is well photographed and creative, subverting the basic tropes of the genre enough to make it compelling from start to finish.
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