Siblings Nathan (Nathan Wallace) and Mirra (Jenna Sander) return to their family farm following the suicide of their father. The pair have long-standing troubles; Nathan is a sober addict who is lured into his old ways, particularly when old friend Greg (Samuel Dunning) turns up. He’s also having vivid nightmares and after looking into the farm’s past, is convinced the workers who have stayed on, spellbinding sisters Scarlett (Estelle Girard Parks) and Alice (writer/director Elise Finnerty), are related to the land’s original owners, who could have been witches and their father may have gained the land illicitly.

The Ones You Didn’t Burn is a brooding, simmering and thoughtful film rather than out-and-out horror. It’s well acted by all involved. Nathan Wallace, in particular, represents the character’s turmoil honestly and as he goes deeper into the rabbit hole of land ownership and his lapse back into drug use. Elise Finnerty has crafted a dream-like quality at times for her debut feature and while it’s only around 70 minutes long, it doesn’t zip along faster than it needs to be. Brett Phillips’ cinematography is evocative of a modern western, with the expansive farmland given its own character. It’s a thoughtful film that builds up the fraught atmosphere to the nightmarish climax.