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Relic (2020) Review

Aging can change your old home into a haunted house

  • Lindsay Traves Lindsay Traves
  • July 10, 2020
  • 3 Minute Read
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Score: 7 / 10

Haunted horror boasts many hits, leaning on manifestations of family trauma, spooky homes and life as a tragedy, and Relic leans on every one of them. That’s not to label it cliché, as it most certainly isn’t, but it’s a collection of some of the better and modern themes thrown around haunted horror.

When her elderly mother, Edna (Robyn Nevin) goes missing, Kay (Emily Mortimer), and her daughter, Sam (Bella Heathcote), set off to find her. Reflecting on their shattered relationship, Kay seems uneasy in her mother’s home, which used to be hers as well.  When Edna shows back up suddenly, Kay and Sam sense something might not be right with her, catapulting the three women into a mess of trauma, distrust and hints of madness.

Final Thoughts:

For those willing to throw the desire for outright explanations to the wind and dip their toes into atmosphere as a living metaphor for real fears, Relic is a well made haunt that creates a phantom sense of creepy crawlies.
Lindsay Traves

Lindsay Traves

After submitting her Bachelor's thesis, “The Metaphysics of Schwarzenegger Movies,” Lindsay decided to focus on writing about her passions; sci-fi, horror, sports, and comic books. She covers movies and games for CGMagazine and you can follow her work on Twitter @smashtraves.
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Relic

Director(s): Natalie Erika James
Cast: Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Steve Rodgers
Running Time: 89 min

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