Anthology horror Tenants houses seven tales spread across seven floors of an apartment building, connected by a woman who is being pursued by a mysterious shadowy figure after she wakes up in the apartment building which seems to be unfamiliar to her.
After awakening from her organic capsule, Joni (Mary O’Neill) weaves her way through the abode desperately searching for her sister, where the everyday lives of the tenants are met with a side of the monstrous, terrifying and downright bizarre. Time is of the essence and Joni is fully aware of an entity that is stalking her every move, attempting to prevent her from discovering the whereabouts of her loved one.
Joni’s wraparound intertwines between seven stories directed by a collection of filmmakers that includes Jonathan Louis Lewis, Sean Mesler, Blake Reigle and Buz Wallick. Starting with a bang is the segment ‘Acting Rash’ in which a former starlet is affected by a hideous facial rash that eventually transforms into a terrible hunger. ‘Hoarder’ explores how grief can be all consuming, manifesting in ways which seem helpless to those around the grieving.
The standout entries involve a highly emotive exploration of pregnancy loss and the trauma involved, as well as ‘Do You Need Anything?’, an extremely violent yet highly relatable segment involving a disagreement between two roommates which escalates to horrific yet comedic heights.
The strength behind Tenants lies in its emotional connection which is developed not only through its interweaving of characters and their stories, but also its emotive reach towards its audience, with each segment displaying a certain relatability through its stories of horror. It is a cohesive exploration of grief, absence and loss that is held together in the walls of a confusing and illogical apartment building that represents the subliminal space that states of mind such as grief can sometimes hold people in.
3 Screams out of 5
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