In a world saturated with sequels and remakes, it’s refreshing to watch something that’s original. At least original to the screen, since The Watchers is based on a book by A.M. Shine and written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan. Yes, Night Shyamalan, as in daughter of M. Night Shyamalan, director of The Sixth Sense, Signs, and Split. But I love “nepo actors” Maya Hawke and Margaret Qualley, so why should I balk at a “nepo director”? The style and tone of this enthralling Irish-set horror woven together with fable and folklore is definitely akin (pun intended) to her father’s work, but I’d rather watch that than another superhero movie or a remake no one asked for.