Cobweb (2023)
Sooner or later, family secrets creep out.
Director: Samuel Bodin · Writer: Chris Thomas Devlin
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
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Trailer
Director
Samuel Bodin
Cast
Lizzy Caplan
Carol 
Antony Starr
Mark 
Cleopatra Coleman
Miss Devine 
Woody Norman
Peter 
Luke Busey
Brian 
Aleksandra Dragova
The Girl (Sarah) 
Jay Rincon
Principal 
Anton Kottas
Timothy 
Steffanie Sampson
Brian's Mom
Jivko Mihaylov
Kevin (Bunny Mask)
Iliyan Nikolov
Lucious (Cat Mask)
Aleksander Asparuhov
Sean (Pig Mask) User Reviews (5)
Cobweb taps into well worn horror concepts and delivers something a little different but hardly surprising. We all know from the get go, what Cobweb represents in broad terms. A tale of a child, locked away by its parents, because its different and more than a little, sinister. Stepping beyond the predictable, is a few tweaks that set this horror film apart. Mostly, in a good way. Cleverly re-working aspects of a classic premise, pays dividends in terms of scares and a surprising reveal. What doesn't work so well, is the family dynamic. We all knows its dysfunctional. The fact its so coldly, over stated, feels oppressive. Injecting a little more genuine warmth, into the family's interactions, would have heightened the impact, of the horror, that inevitably unfolds. Acting is decent, especially given the young age of some cast members. Only thing I'm not so sure about is …
Woody Norman is quite good in this otherwise rather routine horror movie. He is only eight years old when he suddenly starts hearing noises coming from the walls of their old wooden house. His parents initially try to assuage his concerns but when his well-meaning teacher "Miss Divine" (Cleopatra Coleman) shows them a drawing he made at school, the atmosphere at home becomes distinctly frosty. When the knocking noises become a girl's voice - and this voice starts to encourage him to stand up for himself a bit more, we soon realise that nothing in this house is as he thought. There are secrets galore! The last twenty minutes are certainly the highlight, but original they are not. We have seen the use of these effects all too frequently and though just deserts were handed out enjoyably for a few moments, there just wasn't much by way of jeopardy and the only screaming I heard was of the wo…
I found it to be a bit boring. 2/3 into the movie, things finally start to happen! Up til then, I found Lizzy Caplan's performance wooden and stiff, and the same for Antony Starr. Woody Norman and Cleopatra Coleman were good, the story is decent enough, but it was all I could do to endure the odd performances to reach the anti-climactic ending. The few scares were old formulas. Sad effort.
Fun twist to scary concept This is a good movie, with great moments of tension, characters you can feel for and a good twist. Anthony is so very very creepy, and I really hope he does not get typecast into playing only these parts for ever, given Homelander and all. This movie has good direction, cinematography can get a bit dark, but it isn't too oppressive and feels approriate. The effects are decent, and overall this is a good watch.
This has become one of our annual Halloween movies to watch. This movie is just absolutely creepy. Great acting. The parents make you uncomfortable, which is the point, and you just know from the get go something isn't right with these people.
