They Remain

They Remain is a 2018 American thriller film written and directed by Philip Gelatt and starring Rebecca Henderson and William Jackson Harper. It is based on Laird Barron's short story -30-.

Cast

 * Rebecca Henderson as Jessica
 * William Jackson Harper as Keith
 * Malcolm Mills as Pilot
 * Jordan Douglas Smith as Rudi "Tex" Roos (voice)
 * Charlies Lavoie as Cult Father

Production
Writer/director Philip Gelatt first encountered Laird Barron's writing in "2008 or 2009". After reading the story "-30-" in Barron's collection Occultation and Other Stories, he became interested in adapting it. In terms of casting, Gelatt described the process as follows: "I wanted to find actors who had, in their own personalities, something that felt true to these characters."

Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported approval rating with an average score of, based on  reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "They Remain relies on rich atmosphere to effectively establish a sense of creeping dread that's almost enough to cover for its nagging narrative deficiencies." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 49 out of 100 based on nine critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Eric Kohn of IndieWire graded the film a B−. Alex McLevy of The A.V. Club also gave the film a B−. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com awarded the film two stars.