Recaps of Fresh, Speak No Evil and Resurrection from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival

“Welcome to the Blumhouse” returns to Prime Video this week for its second year. This film series consists of four anthological horror-thrillers. October 1st brought us the first two, “Black as Night” and “Bingo Hell”. A couple genre flicks that each had their ups and downs, but in the end did deliver some early Halloween season screams.

After a mysterious group breaks into Laura’s home and attempts to abduct her eight-year-old son, David, the two of them flee town in search of safety. But soon after the failed kidnapping, David becomes extremely ill, suffering from increasing psychosis and convulsions. Following her maternal instincts, Laura commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive, but soon she must decide how far she is willing to go to save her son.

8-year-old Jenny is constantly caught in the middle of the feuding between her mother and father. When her mother is tragically killed in a hit-and-run, Jeff and Jenny try to piece together a new life. But it takes a dark turn. The puppets and frightening characters come to life and Jenny is the only person who can see them.