plagued with guilt and anxiety, yakov discovers that mr litvak believed he was being pursued by an evilrit 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 been enjoying it here? yeah. you see, normally we hire a working couple in the winter to help with maintenance. and then there's a strip—down, emptying all the vans, giving them a good scrub... sounds great. there's a hint of dread, too, about make up, and atmospheric british psychodrama from writer director claire oakley. molly windsor is ruth, a taciturn teenager who arrives at a bleak off—season cornish caravan park where her boyfriend tom is working. lipstick smears on the mirror and strands of red hair