The Lamashtu was an invasive deity from ancient Mesopotamina who disrupted childbirth, stealing newborn children from their mothers. The goddess was the bloodsucker daughter of the Sky God Anu. Obviously, she needed a lot of company in the vast spaces of the sky, and she preferred her company to be young."Still/Born" approaches this mythological topic more from a clinical psychological perspective than as a mythical archetype. After Mary and Jack lose one of their babies, who is a stillborn, Mary comes to believe that her healthy baby Adam is also in danger of being gobbled up by the the voracious Lamashtu.The main problem with the film is that it avoids examination of the mythical question and manipulates the viewer with the question of whether Mary is suffering from what the generic psychiatrist in the film calls "postpartum psychosis," or the loss of the woman's ability to discern reality after childbirth.The flimsy plot did not deliver many chills, and the lead character Mary was helpless and pathetic in confronting the challenge of Lamashtu. The reason why successful horror films like "The Exorcist" work is that characters put up a battle against the paranormal and unseen forces of evil. In the case of "Still/Born," Mary is the quintessential victim.Sadly, there were too many plot holes, such as the inexplicable escape of Mary from the psych ward and the puzzling ending that explains nothing about the true nature of Lamashtu. Overall, this was a direct-to-viewer film that added nothing new to the horror genre.

I am very pleased with this film. Finally a good horror in a series of bad films. Very good scary scenes, and it's pay attention. I'm just shocked by the end of the movie, the stupidest thing they could do is to make that type of the end. The acting is very good, especially the main actress, a very powerful performance.If we neglect the retarded end, the film is very good. All recommendations.

Well I always watch my horror movies in the dark with surround sound on full and I actually found this to be quite a scary and chilling film - Certainly had the old shivers up the spine on a good few occasions.Not a bad little horror - The subject has been done a thousand times before and although this brings nothing new to the table it is quite scary and may even scare the pants off your partner - which may or may not be a good thing!Can't make out the ending though - did she sacrifice herself and save her baby or was she trying to sacrifice the other womans baby to save hers and failed hmmmmBig girls blouson - you decide? Hmmm seems two of you think I am a big girls blouse! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I wasn't expecting too much because of the low rating on IMDB, but I'll watch anything of and above 5 stars anyway, and I'm happy I did.This movie kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. After the first 15 minutes, there are no 'breaks', no 'happy moments' and it brings a really eerie atmosphere to the room.Watch this, despite the low rating, you'll be amazed by it's ending!