Genre: Horror, Mystery
Actor: Caroline Menton, Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Joe Rooney, Jonathan French, Shane Whisker, Steve Wall, Tadhg Murphy
Director: Damian Mc Carthy
1. Oddity, 2024
When modern systems like law enforcement and forensics fail to come up with definite answers to a murder, loved ones of the victim usually have no recourse, which is the fear at the heart of Irish horror film Oddity. To lose someone you care about, forever, hurts. So when Darcy takes more strange and esoteric means of investigation, and when writer-director Damian Mc Carthy slowly reveals through personal effects, psychic images, and an excellent pace, the hurt and the pain intensifies the murder mystery and the hope that she would receive justice for her loss. Oddity feels genuinely unsettling, because Mc Carthy understands what’s truly scary about losing a loved one.