Honestly, I wouldn't have heard about this film if it weren't for YouTube algorithms. They persistently suggested the trailer for "Bring Her Back" until I clicked. And I didn't regret it: from the very first frames, it was clear — this is not just an ordinary horror movie but something stronger than the usual jump scares and dark corridors.
The unsettling atmosphere and sense of something wrong grab you from the first seconds. It's similar to what "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin" (2021) once did, only darker.
The plot follows a brother and sister, left without parents, who move into the house of their new adoptive mother — a woman named Laura (Sally Hawkins). Another foster child, a boy named Oliver, who recently lost his mother, already lives there.
Everything seems disturbingly normal until the children start noticing oddities. Very soon, it becomes clear: Laura is not just a caring mom but a woman practicing sinister rituals for bringing back the dead.
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"Bring Her Back" (released on May 29) scares not with isolated moments but with everything all at once: its dark aesthetics, thick atmosphere, nervous camera work, relentless suspense, and body horror in the best traditions. Yet, the film remains cohesive and doesn't turn into just a collection of effects.
It's evident that this is not just a creepy but a truly terrifying horror film. Film critic Jim Schembri, for example, says that the directors managed to create a "claustrophobic, psychological trap," and the scenes in the film are some of the scariest in the history of the Australian genre.
Notably, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently has an 89% freshness rating — which, by the way, is higher than the new "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning" (80%) and even the much-talked-about remake of "Lilo & Stitch" (69%), which opened with a record, earning $145 million in its first days.Film Critic Lee Paatsch from Herald SunA completely terrifying and genuinely chilling horror film that is undoubtedly one of the best this year.
When it comes to "Bring Her Back," talking about money doesn't seem right. When a horror film works, profit and costs are no longer the main focus. Fear takes over everything. Earlier, we at zoomboola.com reported on an internet horror about a scarecrow that surpassed "Titanic" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" in IMDb ratings.