He's Out There

2017

He's Out There

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Movie Info

On holiday at a remote Canadian lake house, a mother and her two young daughters must fight for survival after falling into a terrifying and bizarre nightmare conceived by a psychopath. For 'John' has been lurking in the shadows for years every time the family took a holiday and even left a children's picture book to help them cope with the terrifying scenario he has meticulously planned. Will husband Shawn manage to make it to the house in time to stop the carnage? Can local handyman Owen put a stop to the madness? Watch, and learn the stark truth!

Rating:

R (for horror violence, terror, and some language)
Genre:

Horror
Directed By:

Quinn Lasher
In Theaters:

Dec 1, 2017 limited
Studio:

Octane Entertainment

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Cast

Yvonne Strahovski

Justin Bruening
as Shawn

Abigail Pniowsky
as Maddie

Julian Bailey
as Owen

Anna Pniowsky
as Kayla

Critic Reviews for He's Out There

All Critics (6) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (3)

"This horror film owes something to the Jason Vorhees saga and has some elements that come from the recent The Babadook".

May 16, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

Ernesto Diezmartinez
Cine Vértigo
A disastrous film. [Full Review in Spanish]

May 14, 2019 | Full Review…

Erick Estrada
Cinegarage
He's Out There is an entertainment for a leisure time, done with trade, but with too many cliches and common places of the genre. [Full Review in Spanish]

May 11, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Javier Perez
Cine Premiere
If at the end it's just another one of those movies, at least for a few moments He's Out There is something new and exciting.

Oct 17, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
A compelling idea badly visualised; with some work, He's Out There could have been really special, but instead, it's too generic and muddled.

Sep 2, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Kat Hughes
THN
Quinn Lasher's debut pits a vacationing mother and her young daughters against an infantilised maniac in a mask.

Aug 26, 2018 | Full Review…

Anton Bitel
Projected Figures

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Audience Reviews for He's Out There

May 17, 2019

Yvonne Strahovski stars in the indie horror film He's Out There. The story follows a family that heads out to their lake house for a relaxing weekend, but they soon find themselves being stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows. Strahovski gives a fairly strong performance and the two child actors are pretty good as well (and being real life sisters helps). Also, director Quinn Lasher does an impressive job at building suspense and at creating an atmospheric tone. But there's not much of a plot or character development; particularly in regards to the killer, whose identity and motives are left largely unexplained. However, there is a clever use of a storybook motif that gives the film a dark fairy tale like mystique. While it's kind of a by-the-numbers home invasion film, He's Out There is well-made and delivers some chilling scares.

Dann M Super Reviewer
Feb 03, 2019

If you want to read the review I wrote for this, go to letterboxd.com/HankIsDead514. I can no longer post long reviews on here and I'm not writing two separate reviews for the same movie.

Jesse O Super Reviewer
Oct 25, 2018

An attempt was made.

Gimly M Super Reviewer