Bringing life into the world can be scary. But a threatening pregnancy requiring bed rest in a house with its twisted mysteries is terrifying. 

Bed Rest is a 2022 unnerving and dramatic tale of horror about an expectant couple. Both Julia and Daniel Rivers have a lot to look forward to. So many fresh things are in bloom around them that it’s hard to fathom how someone can take on so much. There’s a new job, a new home, and a new baby on the way. Individually these are some of the most significant life-changing factors whose impact is not to be taken lightly. But coupled, they equate to one giant stress bomb. Unfortunately for Julia (Melissa Barrera), that bomb detonates and before she knows it, she’s been put on bed rest. From there, things escalate and life for the couple morphs into one giant nightmare.

Intriguing Subcurrents 

Nothing specific about the setting stands out, however, it sets the film up as to what to expect. It is a house nondescript by looks but beyond ordinary by character. It is essential to the story and almost serves as an additional persona. Bed Rest begins as the typical ghost story, especially wherein a pregnant woman is involved. The story is easy to follow in the beginning. However, somewhere in the middle, it veers left. There is a twisty underpinning to this tale. Onions are indeed not the only things that have layers. But it’s enough to drive the story forward and arrest the watcher’s attention.

It will leave the viewer with the idea that one doesn’t always know what they think they know but here, that is a good thing. Although everything appears clearcut and plain, something else is happening beneath the surface. Overall, this makes for good storytelling, for which Lori Evans Taylor is to be lauded.