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  • The Twin Dovetails Grief With Ancient Evil in a Horror Head-Scratcher

    The Twin Dovetails Grief With Ancient Evil in a Horror Head-Scratcher

    Horror fans all know the trope: when tragedy strikes, evil spirits try to prey on the survivors left behind. (Bonus points if there’s a child involved.) The Twin — the English-language debut of Finnish writer-director Taneli Mustonen (2016’s true crime-inspired Lake Bodom), who co-wrote with producer Aleksi Hyvärinen, starts off very much in that vein.…