Shelley

It's no "Rosemary's Baby" - or even "It's Alive" - but the Danish supernatural thriller "Shelley" is a fair addition to the "natal horror" genre.

Maybe expecting a horror film to have a point is expecting too much. In any case, the two actresses give committed performances on the way to a veiled ending.

A risky and uncomfortable film, not suitable for sensitive people with the unusual virtue of not succumbing to the demands of a more commercial cinema. [Full review in Spanish]

Part Gothic horror, part body horror and part social commentary, Shelley is an atmospheric and thoughtful chiller with real power.

Atmosphere and mood are the film's strong suit, both growing thickly heavy as time elapses and strange occurrences commence.

A classy take on the often trashy pregnancy horror category, with a subtle social critique underlying its neo-gothic texture.

The difference between Shelley's first and second halves is stark in comparison, but thankfully it only gets better as the seconds pass.

in this story of pernicious, all-consuming loss, the name [Shelley] furnishes a key, pregnant with possibilities, for interpreting the film's fertile nexus of frictions and associations.