The poster for The Woman in the Yard is quite eye-catching, don’t you think? Not to mention creepy. I instantly wanted to know why this woman draped in black from head to toe was sitting in a yard. (Well, to me, it looks more like a field, but whatever.)
Anyway, the point is that the poster was effective. I wanted to know more about the movie. Here’s what I found out.
About The Woman in Black
The first step was to check out the synopsis from Universal Pictures, which reads as follows:
A lone, spectral woman shrouded entirely in black appears on a family’s front lawn without explanation and warns them, “Today’s the day.”
Where did she come from? What does she want? When will she leave? Only The Woman in the Yard knows.
From Blumhouse, the most successful global brand in horror, comes a new original chiller starring BAFTA and SAG nominee Danielle Deadwyler (Till, The Harder They Fall, The Piano Lesson) as Ramona, a woman crippled by grief after she survives a car accident that takes her husband.
Seriously injured, Ramona now must care for their 14-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter alone in her rural farmhouse.
Then one day the woman takes form in their yard.
Ramona assumes the woman is lost or demented, but as the woman creeps nearer and nearer to the house, it becomes clear she is no ordinary figure and her intentions are anything but peaceful. Now Ramona must rally to protect herself and her children from the grasp of the woman who simply won’t leave them alone.
The Questions
The synopsis presents three valid questions: “Where did she come from? What does she want? When will she leave?”
But what about two others? Are they too obvious?
I’m talking about “Who is the woman in the yard?” And what does she mean by “today’s the day”? For what?
I guess we’ll find out when The Woman in the Yard is released. It hits theaters on March 28.
Check-In
What do you think the woman in the yard wants?
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That’s an enticing synopsis. Hm, I think the woman in the yard is both a portent and is sentient. She wants to warn the family about something terrible that’s going to happen. “Get out, get out!” she’d yell if she could.