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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

'It Comes at Night:' A family drama with horror overtones

The new film “It Comes at Night” takes place in a remote house in the woods. People are being killed by a horrible unnamed plague. Joel Edgerton stars as the dad who’s trying to prevent his wife and teenage son from being infected. Riley Keough and Griffin Robert Faulkner in "It Comes At Night." ( Photo by Eric McNatt, courtesy of A24)

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By Madeleine Brand • Jun 9, 2017 • 1 min read

The new film “It Comes at Night” takes place in a remote house in the woods. People are being killed by a horrible unnamed plague. Joel Edgerton stars as the dad who’s trying to prevent his wife and teenage son from being infected.

Riley Keough and Griffin Robert Faulkner in "It Comes At Night."

(Photo by Eric McNatt, courtesy of A24)

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    Madeleine Brand

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    writer and director of "It Comes At Night"

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