Indian-American filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan is set to return with a comedy thriller movie.
Set to be released on September 11, The Visit is an intimate family drama tucked into a horror film, the New York Times reported.
Written, produced and directed by Shyamalan, the $5-million film is about two teenagers visiting their oddly behaving grandparents, who scratch the walls at night and have a weird secret in the shed.
The film has been an unexpected hit with audiences in sneak-peek screenings. It was lauded at the Comic-Con International held in San Diego in July. “I admit that I was sceptical going in,” an attendee said, adding, “But it was one of the best horror movies I have ever seen. And it was funny.”
After four flops in a row, Shyamlan became a part of the team behind Wayward Pines , a mystery series on television and gathered much praise.
