Writer-director Kevin Smith ('Clerks', 'Zack And Miri Make A Porno') abandons the raucous comedies which have made his name and fortune, for this brutal and uncompromising thriller.

The 1984 original, directed by that master of horror, Wes Craven, was a classic – at least in the initial films – so why there was deemed to be a need for a remake (billed as a re-imagining) remains a mystery.

Allegedly based on a true story, Peter Cornwell’s supernatural thriller revolves around a close-knit family pushed to the brink by unseen forces in their new home.