This Supernatural Horror Sees a Father and Son Duo Terrorized by a Malicious Spirit

2018 was a successful year for horror, especially those that delved into themes and allegories for family. Hereditary gave us a haunting insight into how collective trauma and grief can corrode a family unit; A Quiet Place dramatized the silent anxieties and sacrifices that come with parenthood; and The Haunting of Hill Houseportrayed a morbid outlook on how childhood trauma and family dysfunction can interact. While these beloved horrors got the limelight they deserve, another equally provocative film that centered on family themes went criminally under the radar that year.Andy Mitton's The Witch in the Window conveyed an eerie insight into the impact of the dissolution of the family unit by rooting its horror in one of the most compelling father-son relationships that has graced the screen.