The Sonata2018
“Play at your own risk.”
Directed by Andrew Desmond
🏆 2 wins & 10 nominations total
The premise
After a gifted musician inherits a mansion after her long lost father dies under mysterious circumstances, she discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret, triggering dark forces that reach beyond her imagination.
Horror Vault's take
When a talented violinist inherits her estranged father's sprawling estate following his suspicious death, she uncovers a final composition he left behind — one laced with strange, indecipherable symbols. As she digs deeper into the music's meaning, she begins to sense that her father's legacy is far darker than mere eccentricity. Ancient and malevolent forces appear to be bound up in every note, and the deeper she ventures into the mystery, the less safe she becomes. The Sonata is a slow-burn Gothic thriller that weaponises music itself as a source of dread.
Content: Disturbing Imagery, Supernatural Threat, Scenes Of Peril
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Cast
Freya Tingley
Rose Fisher
Simon Abkarian
Charles Vernais
James Faulkner
Sir Victor Ferdinand
Rutger Hauer
Richard Marlowe
Catherine Schaub-Abkarian
Thérèse
Matt Barber
James
Christopher Brand
Notary
James Kermack
Sound Engineer
Myster Jo
Tobacco Shop Owner
Laine Ligere Stengrévica
Meredith
Aurélija Pronina
Ghost Child 1
Andrejs Zikovs
Ghost Child 2
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