Movie review
September 10, 2016 · 89 min · R
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
This 2016 gothic supernatural horror film follows a young live-in nurse who cares for a reclusive elderly author in a remote house. The nurse begins to suspect the house is haunted by a woman murdered in 1813 whose story the author once wrote about in a novel. The movie builds slow atmospheric dread around death, dementia, and a house that holds onto its tragic past with no audience-visible social, political, or identity messaging.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House.
Woke representation / casting
Casting fits the story's New England house setting and 1813 historical ghost element naturally with no visible forced diversity or identity signaling.
Woke political dialogue
No explicit political, activist, or ideological dialogue appears; the story stays on supernatural mystery and personal dread.
Identity-driven story themes
Classic gothic elements of isolation and historical tragedy serve the ghost story without modern identity politics or activist reframing.
Western institutional / cultural critique
No modern activist critiques of patriarchy, gender roles, or institutions; any domestic tension ties directly to the haunting and personal history.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant; the story is fully original with no changes to established canon or real figures.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No reported controversy, backlash, or woke complaints; reception stayed focused on horror style.
Creator track record context
Key creator Osgood Perkins has a career in atmospheric horror with personal and genre roots and no documented activist or identity-driven projects; supporting crew show standard industry work.
Production
