Friday, 24 August 2018

The Ghoul

(Gareth Tunley/2016/UK)

Blurring the lines between fact and fiction Ghoul delves into the unsettled mind of Chris, a former detective working for a friend on a double homicide case. He goes undercover as a patient to a psychotherapist he believes is linked to the killings. By feigning mental health issues he gets an opportunity to find evidence and a lead to a suspect. But gradually things start to lose focus for Chris as he becomes immersed in the life of his undercover character to the point where it’s hard to tell which narrative is the truth. Is he really investigating a murder or is he genuinely mentally unwell? Combined with this are clues and conversations that point to an esoteric and far more sinister scenario. It ends with a mind bending twist and is a very accomplished piece of psychological horror for a debut film.

(3/5)

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