Oddity

Do you have a story that your childhood friend told you that night when you were hanging in your mothers town —the one that scared you so much you still remember it…

You can’t know if the image you've formed in your mind is faithful to everything he described.

What you do know is that there were few times in your life when you’ve felt such fear.

This is the kind of story every filmmaker seeks when trying to capture and narrate a moment that, in their mind, seems perfect for immersing the viewer, isolating them from all external distractions, and leading them to focus on details they know should be left out—just to deliver the next big plot twist…

How many movies do I actually remember that have achieved all this?

That’s why I’m so excited about Oddity, a film by Irish director Damian Mc Carthy—an excitement that needs to be rekindled from time to time to keep the love for cinema, storytelling, vision, and art alive.

From the very first minute, you can feel the dedication and genuine love for the horror genre. With barely recognizable actors who are incredibly convincing and committed, interior settings that amplify the claustrophobia, and dim lighting (far more terrifying than total darkness) that creates a constant sense of unease and the feeling that something unexpected lurks in the next moment…

Horror and mystery alternate from the very beginning to the truly satisfying finale of a film you feel lucky to have discovered.

Oddity is one of the finest, most well-crafted horror films I’ve seen recently and will definitely be one of my go-to recommendations when someone asks, “Tell me a good horror movie to watch.”

And then you remember that story your childhood friend told you that night …

A story that, after all these years, you’ve come to believe was probably fake—but you don’t care.

Because what really matters is that he told it well.