For nineteen-year-old Jay, Autumn should be about school, boys and week-ends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her friends must find a way to escape the horrors that seem to be only a few steps behind (www.imdb.com).
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Daniel Zovatto
The greatest aspect of a tenacious horror film is its ability to scare its audience with the smallest detail. It Follows manages to hone in on all the ethereal details. Jay (Monroe) is plagued by a spiritual being that follows her to no end. The boy she had a fling with transferred via their consummation. The only way she can be rid of its presence is by passing it on to someone else. It won't stop following her, and if it touches her, it'll be the end for her. The creature's presence, whether on screen or off screen, is felt utterly an entirely. Doesn't sound very harrowing, but throw in some chilling music (a soundtrack similar to the 80's), painstaking jumps and the scares and the young, naive cast and It Follows is a spine-chilling pleasure.
4/5
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