Nineteen-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe) is a relatively ordinary teenager who lives in the suburbs of Detroit . Her whole life is changed one night, however, when after a sexual encounter with a man she finds herself the victim of basically the world’s worst STD: a shape-shifting creature that will follow her until it eventually catches and kills her. The only way to get rid of this ‘it’ is by sleeping with someone else and passing it on.
As Jay is relentlessly pursued by this creature, she enlists her friends to help rid herself of it once and for all.
David Robert Mitchell’s second feature film It Follows is everything a horror film should be: it’s atmospheric, has a genuinely scary premise, and is made with a true sense of craftsmanship. Think less Paranormal Activity and more John Carpenter’s work on Halloween and The Thing. Like those Carpenter films, It Follows also has a great original soundtrack – from electronic artist Disasterpiece - that beautifully complements the tension inducing cinematography and editing.
Destined for cult status in future years, It Follows promises big things for both its director and its young cast.
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