The New Daughter (2009 film)
Summary
"How far will a father go to protect the ones he loves?" A single father is puzzled by his daughter's weird behavior, which begins soon after he moves his family to a secluded woodland home near an ominous earthen mound.
Details
- Release Date: 2009
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 hr 48 min
- Starring: Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero, Samantha Mathis
- Director: Luiso Berdejo (as Luis Berdejo)
- Writer: John Travis (screenplay), John Connolly (short story)
- Producer/Production Co: Gold Circle Films, New Daughter Productions
- View Trailer: (link)
- IMDb page: (link)
- Wikipedia page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: PG-13 (Violence, Profanity, Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
The daughter is apparently dragged under a giant hill by an ghastly alien race, and returns changed in some horrific way....
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- David Nusair at the Reel Film Reviews (2.5/4 Stars) (link) - "...the irritatingly ambiguous conclusion - which leaves far too many unanswered questions on the table - ultimately cements The New Daughter's place as a well-intentioned misfire."
- Andy Webb at The Movie Scene (3/5 Stars) (link) - "...if you like European style horror movies then "The New Daughter" might be up your street as it has that slow styling. But as I said it does make it laboured for those more use to quicker paced horror movies."
Synopsis
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A single father is puzzled by his daughter's weird behavior, which begins soon after he moves his family to a secluded woodland home. The daughter was apparently dragged under a nearby earthen mound by a ghastly race of subterranean monsters, and altered in some monstrous way.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- Fiction: John Connolly's short story "The New Daughter", from Nocturne
- race: a vaguely ant-like variety of Faerie, Serpent People, Worms of the Earth, or other such subterranean race
