The horror genre is constantly evolving and redefining itself. In the ’90s, it was all about slasher villains. The 2000s brought a wave of paranormal and found-footage films. More recently, there has been a shift toward exploring new and inventive ways to tap into people’s deepest fears.

Blumhouse’s latest horror film, Drop, embraces this trend, delivering one of the most original and cleverly shot additions to the genre in recent memory.

Meghann Fahy plays Violet. Violet is a widowed Mother who is entering back into the dating life. Her worst fears are realized when she goes on a date from hell.

Violet meets Henry (Brandon Sklenar) at a fine dining downtown restaurant, but the evening takes a disturbing turn when she receives an alarming message on her phone. As more cryptic messages continue to “drop” through a mobile app, they escalate from playful to increasingly sinister and threatening.