Keeper – All Vibe, No Pulse

Osgood Perkins has a gift for eerie, beautifully crafted horror — the kind that settles under your skin and stays there. Keeper continues that visual tradition, but this time the story doesn’t quite follow through. The atmosphere is rich, the mood is chilling… but the narrative never truly wakes up.

In this episode of After the Frame, we break down what worked and what didn’t: the haunting cinematography, the suffocating tension, and the signature Perkins style — contrasted against a plot that stalls before it ever begins. We dig into the thin character work, the missing emotional core, and why even the best horror tone can’t carry a film without a story behind it.

Join us as we explore a movie that looks the part but can’t sustain its own dread — a reminder that sometimes, atmosphere alone isn’t enough.