Barbarian is a American horror film [ 6 ] written and directed by Zach Cregger in his solo screenwriting and directorial debut. The plot sees a woman finding out that the rental home she reserved has been accidentally double-booked by a man, not knowing of a dark secret within the dwelling. However, she finds it has been double-booked and is already occupied by a man named Keith.
Initially unnerved by the situation, Tess warms to Keith and decides to stay the night while he sleeps on the couch. When she awakes during the night, she is shaken to find her bedroom door open, but Keith is asleep and assures her he did not open the door. Tess goes for her interview the next morning and is cautioned to stay on guard while in the neighborhood around the house, which is suffering from heavy urban decay. Returning to the house, she hurries inside when a homeless man runs down the street urging her to leave.
She accidentally locks herself in the basement and stumbles across a hidden corridor, leading to a room with a camera, a stained mattress, a bucket and a bloody handprint.
Keith returns to the house and frees Tess from the basement. Ignoring Tess' warning, he investigates the hidden corridor.
When he does not return, Tess follows and finds another hidden door and a deeper subterranean tunnel, where Keith is, injured. While they argue about where to go, Keith is suddenly attacked by a naked, deformed woman known as The Mother who kills Keith by bashing his skull against a wall. The house's owner, an actor named AJ, is fired from a television series over allegations that he raped his co-star.
