An Irish Language horror film......perfect for Halloween!

An Taibhse (The Ghost), is an excellent new homegrown movie from on-the-rise writer-director John Farrelly (The Sleep Experiment) set during the tail end of the Great Famine.

Éamon (Tom Kerrisk) and his daughter Máire (Livvy Hill) who, still reeling from the death of a loved one, take on the task of looking after a remote crumbling mansion all by themselves during the winter months. Upon arrival, however, Máire comes to believe that she is being stalked by a threatening entity who she dubs ‘Alexander’. This also coincides with the teenager discovering an extremely creepy puppet in her new bedroom and Éamon’s behaviour becoming increasingly, dangerously erratic.

An Taibhse feels thrilling and important in equal measure. As a horror movie, with its many gorgeous candle-lit night-time scenes, it has a beautifully gothic sense of atmosphere that keeps viewers gripped all the way up to its truly haunting and shocking finale. But as the film plays out, it also becomes a powerful story about hope and strength amidst darkness – which is very much aided by its Famine backdrop and its use of the Irish language.