Neil BakerA Ghost Waits is streaming now on Arrow Player.
Romance, eternal love, and the supernatural are staples of the horror/comedy genre. These movies offer us a glimmer of hope that death neither separates nor ends our eternal love, with the finality of death a mere door to a new realm where we meet our loved ones again. In his debut feature, director Adam Stovall offers us a highly engaging story of love, loss and belonging.
Jack (MacLeod Andrews) spends his working day going from one empty house to the next, fixing problems before new tenants move in. His life as a handyman and caretaker is lonely, as his friends avoid his calls, and his job offers no emotional fulfilment. However, when Jack is instructed to clean and ready a local house for new tenants, he arrives to find the place full of the previous family’s belongings. Confused, Jack phones his boss, only to be told that the family left in a hurry. Jack quickly gets to work checking electrics, cleaning toilets and exploring the grounds, his small radio pumping out tunes as he works. However, as Jack explores the property, strange noises, voices, and movements haunt his every move. Is the house alive with a supernatural presence determined he does not outstay his welcome? Or is this presence just as lonely as Jack?
Many independent first features get caught up trying to emulate the gloss of Hollywood giants, but A Ghost Waits never falls into that trap. Stovall allows the simplicity of the screenplay to shine through in a low-budget movie that is an absolute joy. At a brisk eighty minutes, A Ghost Waits is a quirky journey into life, death, rebirth, and the eternal power of love.
Director: Adam Stovall
Cast: MacLeod Andrews, Natalie Walker, Sydney Vollmer, Amanda Miller
