Damian Mc Carthy’s Caveat is one of the most talked about feature horror films in recent years. The Irish chiller terrified audiences and instantly put Mc Carthy on genre fans’ watch lists. Now comes his follow-up film, Oddity.
When Dani (Carolyn Bracken) is brutally murdered at the remote country house that she and her husband Ted (Gwilym Lee) are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor. However, soon after the tragic killing, the suspect is found dead. A year later, Dani’s blind twin sister Darcy (also played by Bracken), a self-proclaimed psychic and collector of cursed items, pays an unexpected visit to Ted and his new girlfriend, Yana (Caroline Menton). Convinced that there was more to her sister’s murder than people know, Darcy has brought with her the most dangerous items from her cursed collection to help her exact revenge.
Just like Caveat, Oddity is a film laced with a malevolent atmosphere. Oddity more than proves that Mc Carthy is more than a one movie wonder, and much like its predecessor, Oddity is sure to give some people nightmares. The constant sense of dread will have audiences on the edge of their seats, and the almost perpetual nighttime setting makes Oddity the perfect film to see in the cinema. Another of its key components are the performances of Carolyn Bracken and Gwilym Lee. Lee is in fine form as bereaved husband Ted, with Bracken continuing her excellent work from You are Not My Mother, by giving yet another stunning performance.
Oddity arrives in US cinemas from Friday 19th July, with a UK date still to be confirmed. Ahead of the US release, THN sat down with both Carolyn Bracken and Gwilym Lee to discuss their characters, Mc Carthy’s trademarks, and why Oddity needs to be watched on the biggest screen in the darkest room.
IFC Films will release Oddity in US cinemas from 19th July 2024.
