After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming, monster living in her closet.
Acting
Barrera's raw, unraveling fury — career-best stuff.
Practical Effects
The monster suit is *chefs kiss* Jim Henson fever dream.
Writing
That closet scene dialogue — sharp, wounded, weirdly hot.
Director
Caroline Lindy
Melissa Barrera
Laura Franco
Tommy Dewey
Monster
Edmund Donovan
Jacob
Kayla Foster
Mazie
Taylor Trensch
Scotty
Brandon Victor Dixon
Will
Meghann Fahy
Jackie Dennon
Ikechukwu Ufomadu
Don
Matthew Lamb
Young Benji
Lana Young
Ellyn Michaelson
Brian McCarthy
Dr. Kaufman
Megan Haley
Taylor
Katy Grenfell
Nurse Benny
Woody Fu
Nurse Roger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 2024's 'sad girl horror' wave alongside 'I Saw the TV Glow' — women using genre to process patriarchal damage.
The monster design secretly references classic romance novel covers — those horns are Fabio-coded on purpose.
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