It Lives Inside

• Horror
• Mystery

A uniquely unsettling horror film rooted in Indian folklore, *It Lives Inside* distinguishes itself from typical supernatural thrillers through its deeply personal exploration of cultural identity and familial obligation. The narrative doesn’t rely on jump scares alone, but builds a tense atmosphere arising from Sam’s internal conflict – her rejection of her heritage coinciding with a terrifying haunting that demands she embrace it. The creeping dread centers on a rakshasa, a mythological spirit, attaching itself to a friend, forcing Sam to navigate the precarious space between two worlds and confront inherited trauma. It’s a story about dismantling internalized shame and finding strength in ancestral knowledge, presented not as an empowering fantasy, but as a desperate, isolating struggle for survival where the price of belonging is a harrowing confrontation with the darkness that resides within and beyond her family’s history.