The Invitation (2022) Hey what's up guys. Today I'll show
you a vampire Horror film: "The Invitation." Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care!
The movie begins by showing a creepy, massive mansion in the middle of a thunderstorm. A
man with formal attire walks into the corridor, and tries to persuade a woman to eat something.
However, the woman rejects it, and says she cannot do it. Suddenly, the woman tackles the
man and leaves her room. Stressed, she finds strings that she can use to hang herself. Even
before people can catch up to her, she jumps from the upper floor, with the strings attached to her
neck. Interestingly, the strings do not only hang her, but decapitate her head fully. Her
decapitated head rolls down the floor all bloody as she takes her life with ease.
the scene then transitions to a busy New York City. A woman named Evie, who works
in a catering business, finds her job to be very difficult. In the kitchen, Evie and her friend
joke about their struggle. However, their boss does not like their attitude, and says they are
lucky to have their job, and should be thankful because many people would wish to have it.
After the conversation, Evie's friend gives Evie her favorite wine and a DNA test. Evie
packs up quickly and goes home to rest. It reveals that Evie is also an artist.
She does pottery in her free time. After doing some art, Evie lays down, and takes her phone
to play the voice recording of her mother. It reveals that Evie misses her mother so much.
Curious about what her friend gave her, she does some research on the DNA test. She then opens the
box, and takes the test accordingly. Hoping for a fast result, she mails her test kit to
the lab first thing in the morning. While hanging out with her friend,
Evie is surprised that she has already got the result. It reveals that Evie has a distant cousin
from England, and her cousin wants them to meet up. Although the friend does not like the idea,
Evie says she wants to meet her cousin because she has no family.
later, Evie meets her cousin in a posh cafe. The two of them get to know each other to
build a rapport. It is revealed that Evie's mother recently died, and she has been alone
for months already. the cousin also reveals that she is part of the "family scandal". The cousin
says that in 1925, Evie's great-grandmother had an illicit affair with a black footman,
implying the difference in their skin color. The cousin also says that the footman raised
the "scandalous" child alone. He then invites Evie to their relative's wedding in England, and he'll
pay for all the expenses for her. He persuades Evie by saying that she still has a family to
meet in her lifetime. Evie agrees to go. After the long flight, the cousin escorts Evie
to the family's mansion. Evie is mesmerized by the mansion's massiveness, implying the family's rich
wealth. Moments later, the cousin leaves to find the host, and introduce Evie to him. Meanwhile,
Evie accidentally breaks some glasses carried by the maids. Without hesitation,
she helps the maid clean the mess up. The head butler appears, and mistakes Evie for an ordinary
woman. After the commotion, Evie meets the lord of the manor, Walter. Walter welcomes
Evie into the mansion warmly before he leaves. Next, the head butler escorts Evie to her bedroom.
While on the way, Evie is still mesmerized by the mansion's massiveness and creepy interior
design. Every direction of the mansion has precious and expensive artwork. the
head butler introduces Evie to one of her maids, who will help her during her stay.
Finally, Evie finds her room and settles down. The maid also instructs Evie how to use the service
bell if she needs assistance. She asks the maid who is the woman in the painting. The maid reveals
that it is the former lady of the house, who just died recently. In the middle of the night,
Walter knocks on Evie's room out of nowhere. He apologizes for the commotion that happened
earlier with the butler, and promises Evie that her stay will be better. Evie thanks
Walter for apologizing and doing a kind act, before he leaves. In the middle of the night,
Evie goes out to do a midnight jogging. With the forest's cold breeze, Evie can feel the chills.
Then, she sees the apparition of the woman, who hanged herself in the flashback by the
window. but it reveals that it is only a dream. Evie wakes up with heavy breathing
as she remembers her creepy dream. She then goes out of her room to fetch
some water. Meanwhile, Evie finds it weird that the head butler orders the maids in the
night. Suddenly, her maid appears, advises her to return to bed, and offers to make tea
for her jet lag. The scene fades away as the butler chants an unknown language.
Next, a maid assigned to clean the library is attacked by a shadowy figure. the maid screams
at the top of her chicken lungs, but is quickly killed by the vicious figure. By the morning,
Evie wakes up to prepare for the family reunion. Evie meets with her
long-lost relatives with delight. she is formally welcomed to the family by
their great patriarch uncle with a toast. The great-uncle jokes that their family has always
been dominated by men, which is why he is happy to find out they have a female relative. Evie then
thanks everyone for accepting her with open arms. Evie asks her cousin if she is related to Walter.
The cousin says that they are not related in any way. Evie feels relieved with the information.
Then, the head butler tasks two maids to fetch an item in the basement. the maids follow the order,
but they are also attacked by the same shadowy figure that killed the previous
maid earlier. This implies that a certain figure is targeting the lives of the mansion's maids,
killing them one by one. The night passes as if nothing
happened to the maids. Evie then wakes up, and finds that Walter gives her a posh dress
to wear later that night. Evie talks with her friend on the phone to kill time, telling her
everything about her weird experience. At night, Evie looks stunning in the yellow
dress given by Walter earlier. Every person at the party welcomes her warmly. The head butler then
introduces the two maids of honor of the wedding, Lucy and Viktoria. Evie talks with the two of
them; but the culture gap is very obvious. Not for long, Walter appears and is applauded
by everyone. Without any hesitations, Walter takes Evie for the night's first
dance. Walter's charisma and romantic gestures attract Evie. The two of them
enjoy the slow dance. They leave the party, and go inside an art room to find some privacy.
Sharing an intimate time, the two talk about their lives to know each other more
deeply. Just as the fireworks start, they both passionately share a kiss. In the next scene,
Walter talks with Viktoria. He says to her that she has to play nice with Evie. Their conversation
implies that there is something fishy going on. In bed, Evie sees a creepy figure right in front
of her. So she goes under the bed to hide. Scared so much, Evie bursts into tears.
Suddenly, Walter appears, and every scary thing seemingly disappears. To make Evie feel better,
Walter consoles her by using words first, but muscles later. He even offers to accompany Evie
the whole night, so she would feel safe. While lying in bed together, they both talk about what
they would want to happen in their life. In the morning, Evie is woken up by the maid
of honors, who invites her to a spa. Evie says she's excited to finally meet the bride and the
groom later that night. The maid asks her what she thinks of a wedding, Evie says that she's
still not ready yet to marry someone. Meanwhile, Viktoria has been staring at Evie for quite some
time. She mentions that she thinks Evie and Walter have gotten close to each other in recent days.
During their conversation, the manicurist accidentally cuts Evie's finger. Weirdly,
Viktoria comes out of the spa, and sucks Evie's fingers, drying all the blood.
Evie gets uncomfortable about it, and walks out of the scene. Evie's curious about the library,
and goes inside. Clumsy as she is, she breaks one of the items and panics. She then finds
all her information in the papers, including her social media account and criminal records. This
reveals that Walter is already researching her before her arrival, making Evie uncomfortable.
she goes to her room in anger, and packs her belongings. but she's then greeted by Walter.
he asks her what the reason for the sudden decision. Evie directly gives the papers
to Walter, containing all her information. she then accuses Walter of stalking her.
Walter reasons that he needs to know everything about a person, before allowing them to sleep
in his mansion. He pleads guilty about it, and apologizes to Evie. Walter's charm is effective
as he can persuade Evie not to leave the mansion. Their relationship goes even deeper than before,
and they head to hormone therapy after the argument. During the pillow talk,
Walter jokes that they should have a shotgun wedding. Evie jokingly accepts the proposal.
It is now the night to introduce the bride and the groom. As always, Evie looks stunning in her
dress given by Walter. The feast begins shortly after Walter gives his speech. He says to all
the people that he will renew a broken bond that the family has been facing. He abruptly
tells everyone that he and Evie will be the ones to marry. Evie is perplexed by what Walter said,
while everyone else applauds the announcement. Confused about everything, Evie asks Walter to
explain what he just said. However, he just completely ignores her. Terror by terror,
the butler takes a sharp knife, and slits one of the maids' throats, killing her brutally.
Her warm blood is being poured into a bowl. Evie is paralyzed and cries out of shock.
What's more, the blood of the poor maid is served to Walter and the maid of honors,
revealing that they are vampires thirsty for human blood. It's also revealed that Evie's
ancestors historically offered their women for Walter to wed, in exchange for wealth and
immortality. Originally, Walter married Evie's great-grandmother; but she killed herself later
as shown at the beginning of the film, due to her scandal with the footman. Because of that,
Evie's family lacks women members until they find Evie, whom they immediately offer to Walter.
Evie stands up to leave in fear. However, the butlers do not allow her to go outside.
Walter says that they are already family, and she should not leave their home. Angry,
she bangs her fists on the door to look for help. However, the vampire Walter
aggressively stops her to end the commotion. After that, The butlers lock Evie underground.
the maids of honor talk to her during the night. Viktoria explains that they need her blood to
become more powerful and enhance their vampiric instincts; that’s why they lure her to the mansion
through her cousin. To ensure she can not escape, Viktoria locks her inside an old coffin.
The very next morning, Evie is saved by her kind maid. She says she befriended Evie's
great-grandmother in the past, and now wants to save her great-grandchild. the kind maid tells
Evie to hurry up and escape. However, the head butler is just lingering in the area,
preventing her escape. But she still manages to leave the mansion. she hides inside a cottage,
which is revealed to be a slaughterhouse. the butlers kill the kind maid for her defiance.
Evie sees her dead body as soon as the butlers put her in the slaughterhouse. Evie cries in
tears as she sees the lifeless body of her savior. Sensing someone in the slaughterhouse, the butler
inspects to find Evie. Evie reveals herself and runs outside, while locking the butler inside.
she runs to the forest for her life. Fortunately, she gets into town safely. She asks for help from
one elderly couple, and reveals that Walter's people are chasing her. The elderly couple then
welcomes Evie to their home, and offers her tea. They then call someone and talk about Evie.
Meanwhile, Evie realizes that the couple works for Walter, when she sees the picture posted.
she tries to escape and fights, but gets knocked out when the elderly grandma slams her using a
heavy item. Tragically, Evie once again wakes up inside the mansion that tortured her.
She wakes up to the presence of Walter, who reveals himself as the "Son of the Dragon" or
Dracula himself. He then lets Evie witness him drinking the blood of one of the maids. Evie can
not handle it, and loses consciousness. Next, Evie wakes up, already walking down
the aisle to marry Walter. After they take their vows, Evie bites Walter's arm to exchange blood,
which makes Evie transform into a powerful vampire herself. She doesn't appreciate the
power and immortality she gained; she then uses her new-gained power to set the chapel
on fire. But then, she takes a sharp object, and pierces it right through Walter's heart,
making him very weak. She saves one of the maids, and tries to escape the mansion together.
Viktoria is enraged by what Evie has done, so she chases Evie to seek revenge. She then
tackles Evie from behind, making her fall to the ground. with Evie's new-gained power, she refuses
to leave the mansion without taking a fight. However, Evie is overpowered by the much older
vampire. Viktoria takes her claws, and pierces them right through Evie's chest. Fortunately,
Viktoria is distracted when the maid Evie saved earlier, strikes her from
behind, and saves Evie's life. Lucy scratches Viktoria from behind,
joining the fight. she reasons that everything is enough, and that they should not continue
their brutal acts. The two maids then start a bloody vampire duel. Within an instant,
Lucy pushes Viktoria into a spear, and both are impaled. With all the years they lived, they
die at that very moment and turn into ashes. Terror by terror, the head butler comes to the
scene, and attacks Evie using a spear. He says he should have killed Evie's great-grandfather
when he had the chance. but Evie is strong enough to fight back. She breaks the spearhead,
and pierces it right through the head butler's throat, killing him.
Before escaping, she takes a wire to use as a protective weapon. While outside,
Evie is chased by a very powerful Walter. He overpowers and chokes her with such ease. He
wonders why Evie can not accept power and prosperity. But Evie says she would
rather die, than join their monster family. To fight back, Evie takes her wire to cut Walter's
arms, stunning him severely. She then kicks Walter into the flames, making the powerful vampire burn
into ashes. With Walter's death, Evie returns to her human form. She escapes as the mansion
burns in ashes along with its atrocities. Two weeks later, Evie and her friend go to catch
Evie's cousin in London, who fooled her into going to Walter. They go inside the building,
intending to kill the evil cousin and seeking their deserved revenge.
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