{"id":149754,"date":"2025-03-08T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/streaming-steven-soderberghs-presence-and-the-best-haunted-house-films\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T17:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:57:24","slug":"streaming-steven-soderberghs-presence-and-the-best-haunted-house-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/streaming-steven-soderberghs-presence-and-the-best-haunted-house-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Streaming: Steven Soderbergh\u2019s Presence and the best haunted house films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe director\u2019s witty supernatural thriller joins Psycho, Hereditary, The Brutalist and more \u2013 films in which buildings are characters in their own rightThe first more-or-less horror movie in the lengthy, genre-skimming career of director Steven Soderbergh, Presence is a film about grief, trauma, familial dysfunction and abusive masculinity. But it\u2019s also, to a significant and compelling extent, about property. Beginning with a family\u2019s first viewing of a handsome Victorian home in an unidentified stretch of suburbia, the film never ventures outside its walls for the next 85 minutes, as the ensuing chills make us consider the merits of that purchase. Wittily and unnervingly shot from the perspective of the restless spirit roaming its halls, it\u2019s a haunted house film in which much of the tension feels determined by the shape and flow and light and shade of the house itself. It\u2019s a while since I\u2019ve seen a film where I could quite so exactly draw the floor plan of its primary location, even months after viewing.Presence is the latest entry, then, in a subset of films set in a house that gradually takes on a life and personality of its own \u2013 not just a vivid or spectacular set, but a space that begins to dictate proceedings as much as any of the human characters\u2019 actions. Horror cinema is, of course, particularly conducive to this kind of building control \u2013 a genre where every cranny is a potential threat or refuge. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/mar\/08\/streaming-steven-soderbergh-presence-and-the-most-memorable-houses-on-film\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Streaming: Steven Soderbergh\u2019s Presence and the best haunted house films<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The director\u2019s witty supernatural thriller joins Psycho, Hereditary, The Brutalist and more \u2013 films in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-CXo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17794,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/should-my-son-go-to-film-school-or-try-for-jobs-with-his-university-experience\/","url_meta":{"origin":149754,"position":0},"title":"Should my son go to film school or try for jobs with his university experience?","date":"June 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r He made a few short films while studying and wants to work in the field, but is unsure which route to go downTwice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":83481,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-arabia-launches-new-council-to-boost-film-industry\/","url_meta":{"origin":149754,"position":1},"title":"Saudi Arabia launches new council to boost film industry","date":"March 21, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Saudi Film Council will launch talent development initiatives and a national fund for filmmakers, as well as improve production infrastructure and promote Saudi films\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Saudi Arabia launches new council to boost film industry","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":141943,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/expo-city-dubai-calls-for-public-to-cast-votes-at-ai-film-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":149754,"position":2},"title":"Expo City Dubai calls for public to cast votes at AI Film Festival","date":"January 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The creators of the 10 films will participate in the grand awards ceremony on February 29 at Expo City Dubai\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...Expo City Dubai calls for public to cast votes at AI Film Festival","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Expo-City-Dubai-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":161440,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uae-launches-1m-ai-film-award-with-1-billion-followers-summit-and-google-gemini\/","url_meta":{"origin":149754,"position":3},"title":"UAE launches $1m AI Film Award with 1 Billion Followers Summit and Google Gemini","date":"September 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r UAE launches $1m AI Film Award with 1 Billion Followers Summit and Google Gemini, inviting global creators to submit AI-driven films ahead of January 2026\r \r Source : arabianbusiness.com\r Read more...UAE launches m AI Film Award with 1 Billion Followers Summit and Google Gemini","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/UAE-1m-AI-Film-Award-with-1-Billion-Followers-Summit-Google-Gemini-1000x665-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C665&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":154366,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/10-of-the-best-movies-from-the-2025-cannes-film-festival\/","url_meta":{"origin":149754,"position":4},"title":"10 of the best movies from the 2025 Cannes Film Festival","date":"May 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The 78th Cannes Film Festival had a bit of everything. 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