THE VAULT

The Housemaid (2016) Explained: Beyond the Blood

Scare Score: 6/100

Her arrival awakes the wrath of spirits.

The Premise

When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.

Why It Terrifies Us

Categorized under Gothic Horror, Supernatural, The Housemaid taps into fundamental fears. The 6/100 Scare Score is well-earned. The themes of plantation, indochina, orphan continually haunt viewers long after the credits roll.

Into The Vault

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