The Reading
After a deadly home invasion, Emma (Mo'Nique Hicks) copes by writing a book, but when a young psychic and her team perform a reading in her home, a new terror is unleashed.
Why it matters
A slow-burning supernatural thriller that fuses psychological trauma with a haunted house séance, digging into grief’s dark corners.
- Mo’Nique Hicks delivers a raw, grounded performance anchoring the film’s emotional weight amid the spectral chaos.
- The reading séance scenes lean on practical effects and creeping atmosphere over cheap jump scares, respecting old-school ghost story traditions.
- For fans of haunted house tales that double as character studies, this is less about gore and more about dread simmering beneath the surface.
- Its pacing may test patience, but the film’s tension and thematic depth reward viewers who appreciate horror as a meditation on loss and unresolved trauma.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
43
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
14
Survival
17
