THE WOMAN IN THE YARD lingers in the space between psychological drama and supernatural horror, weaving a tale that is as much about the fragile human psyche as it is about eerie apparitions. Running a lean 87 minutes, Jaume Collet-Serra’s film teams a tight directorial focus with Danielle Deadwyler’s committed lead performance to deliver an experience that feels both intimate and unnerving. Ramona (Danielle Deadwyler) is a young widow reckoning with the aftermath of a terrible car accident that claimed her husband’s life and left her physically scarred. She and her two children, preteen Taylor and spirited Annie, have relocated to a remote farmhouse. Their isolation, intended as a balm for trauma, instead becomes the stage for a chilling encounter: a tall, silent woman in a flowing black dress who stands day after day in their front yard, motionless and unblinking. At first, the family presumes she’s just an odd local who’s lost her way. But as the woman edges ever closer—sometim...