through the house. The shadowy, childish, figures are only seen by him initially but he soon discovers the cursed tree and this triggers an increase in the supernatural activity. Amber and Jakes elder sister, Emma, become increasingly concerned and seek the help of a local medium, Isobel, to hold a seance. Meanwhile, Jake has been bullied by school mates and their discovery in the farm house is horrific and traumatising for all involved. As the film moves towards its conclusion, perfectly paced and ingeniously built up, there is a feeling of helplessness, Nothing is going to stop this curse and the family are destined to suffer more loss and more pain. It is not my intention to ruin the ending of the film or to go into furtherthat plague her family. Lucy Clarvis, expertly portraying the role of Emma, is an actress I look forward to following. Emma is portrayed as rebellious yet not in any way different from most teenagers and this is truly wonderful to see. Horror films so often stereotype their characters into extremes and this, for me, means there is a loss of empathy and connection. The conversation around the dinner table when Amber cooks a hot meal, consisting of lamb chops, provides one of the films lighter moments. Jake has started to name the animals and is unhappy in eating 'Shaun The Sheep', Ambers response is hilarious and yet, at the same time, is possibly an occurrence that happens in every house around the country. Emma is,and has been, a