A catatonic mother, a dead daughter, and a laugh that won't stay buried.
After her eleven year old daughter Cathy befalls a freak accident, Danielle is in a state of catatonic paralysis. Daily, she hears her daughter's voice, telling tell her that her disappearance was no accident. A multitude of supernatural event make progressively Roger, the father, and Fanny, wife of service, become aware of a presence in the house. One night, Roger and Fanny are persecuted by the presence of a devilish laugh that resembles the girl.
Cinematography
Claustrophobic framing that traps you in the house.
Sound
That laugh will crawl under your skin permanently.
Director
Maxime Debest
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maxime Debest never directed again after this, making 'Lock' a one-and-done cursed object of its own.
This barely-seen 1983 obscurity represents the dying gasp of French supernatural horror before the New Extremity movement took over.
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