The Gates family dream house turns quickly into a nightmare when their life is disturbed by the deranged previous owner who plots to retake his home and the Gates children for his own - hiding in the house attic and methodically taking out all those that stand in his way.
Practical Effects
Cramped attic sets create genuine claustrophobe bait.
Acting
Lori Loughlin commits to screaming sincerely—respect.
Director
Josh Stolberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Josh Stolberg later wrote Jigsaw and Spiral, proving his obsession with trapped people never left him.
This arrived right before Loughlin's 2019 college admissions scandal, making her 'protecting her kids' role accidentally hilarious in retrospect.
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