The Guest: Make up the spare room - and watch your back

In the mood for a good thriller with an unpredictable edge? Then you need to check out The Guest, the latest piece of mental mayhem from Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, the team behind You're Next. A family is trying to put their lives back together after losing their soldier son in battle overseas, when there's a knock at the door - it's David, a soldier who was friends with their son in the war, who promised him he'd look in on their family.

And that's all your getting from me! No secret here, but The Guest stars Dan Stevens who is simply astonishing. If I didn't know this was the same guy who played Matthew Crawley on Downton Abbey, I'd never have guessed it in a million years.

Wingard really has a handle on that 1980's thriller vibe, and there are some strong echoes of flicks like The Stepfather and The Hitcher here. If you're ready for some twisty shocks driven by a hypnotic lead performance, you'll want to spend some time with The Guest, currently on Netflix.