The Roost

Full of genuine scares and impressively disturbing effects.

Full of genuine scares and impressively disturbing effects.

Debuting helmer Ti West taps into the realist-horror spirit of mentor and exec producer Larry Fessenden, and makes a scarier pic than any by his master.

Ti West's affectionate homage to no-frills fright flicks keeps it simple and succeeds on its own stripped-down terms.

The Roost proves that West has enough talent to do without the gimmick next time around.

The Roost proceeds with such youthful enthusiasm that its rawness is more charming than annoying.

The Roost proceeds with such youthful enthusiasm that its rawness is more charming than annoying.

The Roost proves that West has enough talent to do without the gimmick next time around.

Keep your big-budget horror movie expectations locked away in a separate crawl space, because this grainy feature debut from writer-director Ti West demands that you buy into the silliness, and the cheese.

Keep your big-budget horror movie expectations locked away in a separate crawl space, because this grainy feature debut from writer-director Ti West demands that you buy into the silliness, and the cheese.