mrs litvak? who are you? mrs litvak, i'm very sorry for your loss.heart—warming to the horrific with the vigil, another new cinema release, this from the blumhouse label that gave us paranormal activity, the purge and get out. written and directed by feature a first—timer keith thomas, the story plays out over the course of one night during which a troubled young man is hired to keep watch over a recently deceased member of the orthodox jewish community. plagued with guilt and anxiety, yakov discovers that mr litvak believed he was being pursued by an evil spirit, a spirit that now seems to have set its sight on yakov, contacting him through visions and cell phone calls, refusing to let him leave this apparently haunted house. set largely in a gloomy apartment where light is replaced by darkness visible, the vigil is at its best when suggesting rather than depicting its brooding horrors. there are a few perfunctoryjump scares here and there, but it's the atmosphere of dread, aided by a groaning soundtrack, that's the film strongest suit. have you bee