Melissa Barrera to Lead Supernatural Horror Feature ‘Inhabit’ From Adam Alleca, Sales Launching in Cannes With Logical Pictures

Kris Avalon
3 hours ago
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Melissa Barrera is getting back in the horror game.

One day after breaking her silence on all things Scream 7, we’ve learned that Melissa Barrera (Abigail, Your Monster) is returning to the horror genre in the upcoming film Inhabit.

Adam Alleca, who wrote the 2009 remake of Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left, will be writing and directing the upcoming Inhabit, Variety exclusively reports today.

Inhabit features “psychological horror with relentless supernatural dread,” as well as a “chilling exploration of trauma, motherhood, and the responsibility of unfathomable power.”

The film follows a young woman who, following a traumatic life-changing event, moves into a rundown apartment complex in search of a fresh start. When she’s terrorized by bizarre occurrences — unhinged neighbors, uncanny stalkers, unprovoked violence — she comes to believe she’s being targeted by a possessive force that breaks her understanding of reality.

A force that can only be overcome by confronting the darkest parts of her own nature.

“True horror means forcing the audience to confront a universal existential fear no one’s ever dared to tell a story about before. I’ve found such a fear in Inhabit,” Adam Alleca said in a statement. “My inspirations are the kind of audacious, character-driven thrillers I love, like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and Get Out. Their innovation is my North Star.”

“With Inhabit, Adam has crafted a story that can shatter open the conversation on a subject often considered taboo,” previews Brendon Boyea from the production company Cinemachine. “Driven by his singular vision, it delivers a deeply intimate and extremely unnerving experience. Paired with Melissa’s powerful presence, we see this as a film that will resonate on both a visceral and human level, and we’re thrilled to be a part of bringing it to life.”

Stay tuned for more on the horror film Inhabit starring Melissa Barrera.