Keeper

Liz and Malcolm set out to celebrate an anniversary at a remote lakeside cabin, hoping to reset their relationship. The trip loses its warmth when Malcolm abruptly returns to the city, leaving Liz alone with the house and its odd, muffled warnings. As days pass she encounters strange noises, unsettling objects, and a presence that refuses to be explained by simple fear. The cabin’s history and hidden corners start to peel back, revealing layers of secrecy and a menace that tests Liz’s sense of reality. Keeper keeps tension tight and slow, focusing on mood, unreliable perception, and the growing sense that something inside the walls is watching, waiting, and altering what Liz believes about herself and the man she loves.

Released in 2025, Keeper was directed by Osgood Perkins and created by Nick Lepard. The cast is led by Tatiana Maslany in dual roles as Liz and Ada, with Rossif Sutherland as Malcolm Westbridge, plus Birkett Turton, Eden Weiss, and Cassandra Ebner in supporting parts. The production leans into atmospheric design and intimate performances.

The film had a limited theatrical release and maintained a modest commercial footprint, without widely reported box office milestones. Its distribution focused on specialty venues and smaller markets rather than a broad mainstream rollout.

Keeper has sparked steady online discussion among horror fans, especially around Maslany’s performance and the unsettling Baghead figure. Short clips and stills from the cabin’s interiors have circulated on social feeds, inspiring theories about symbolism and the film’s treatment of identity. The visual motifs and certain tense sequences have begun to appear in fan edits and reaction videos.

Critical response was mixed, with an aggregate audience score around 5.5 out of 10 from early viewers. Reviewers frequently noted the film’s dense atmosphere and Maslany’s layered work, while some criticized its deliberate pacing and ambiguous plotting. Thematically it centers on isolation, fractured identity, trust within intimate spaces, and the uneasy line between psychological distress and supernatural intrusion.