History Film / TheInvitation2022

* NotUsingTheZWord: The word "vampire" is never used in the film, although [[spoiler:Deville]] does use "strigoi" and "nosferatu", two other terms for them.

* MalignedMixedMarriage: It's strongly implied that a large part of the scandal Emmaline Alexander, caused by running away with a footman occurred because he was black while she was white. Later the butler Mr. Field comments negatively on this, althought without explicitly mentioning race, as does Viktoria as well.

* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Mr. Field and Viktoria both make disparaging comments about Evie, who's biracial (without being explicit), therefore unworthy being among the white English aristocracy in their view. [[spoiler:Or their master's bride, it's revealed.]]

* GenderRarityValue: [[spoiler:Evie turns out to be highly valued because in the Alexander family, her white aristocratic English relatives, she's the only woman. Deville habitually marries one woman of their family along with two others which serve him, and so he's intent on her being his bride as well. They're willing to overlook Evie having biracial ancestry, although not all are pleased by it. It's shown that the Alexander family has no women at present except her.]]

* DaywalkingVampire: [[spoiler: As demonstrated by Walt, Viktoria, and Lucy, the vampires of this film have no problem being out during the day, hence they need to be killed by other means.]]

* KillItWithFire: What happens [[[[spoiler: during the climactic ceremony and how Evie eventually defeats Walt.]]

* FourthDateMarriage: Walter suggests marriage after he and Evie hit it off and consummate their brief relationship. She jokingly agrees [[spoiler: but he realizes that he was serious when at the rehearsal dinner, he announces that THEY are the couple who's going to be wed.]]

* FourthDateMarriage: Walter suggests this after he and Evie hit it off and consummate their brief relationship. She jokingly agrees [[spoiler: but he realizes that he was serious when at the rehearsal dinner, he announces that THEY are the couple who's going to be wed.]]

* IfICantHaveYou…: [[spoiler: After stabbing Walter and ruining the wedding, killing Mr. Field, Lucy and Victoria in the process, Walt becomes Evie’s final boss as he chases her through the manor and attempts to kill her for rejecting him.]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Many reviewers and audience members complained that the trailer gave away most, if not all, of the movie's plot twists.

* IfICan’tHaveYou…: [[spoiler: After stabbing Walter and ruining the wedding, killing Mr. Field, Lucy and Victoria in the process, Walt becomes Evie’s final boss as he chases her through the manor and attempts to kill her for rejecting him.]]

* BigBad: Lord Walter Deville, [[spoiler:heavily implied to be an alias for Count Dracula himself. He wants to force Evie to marry him to maintain his hold on the Alexander family, as she is the last woman related to them by blood]].

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Oliver, who reached out to Evie to introduce her to her family, but in reality, to provide Walter with another bride, and Walter himself, who goes from dashing aristocrat to abusive vampire.]]
* ElderlyImmortal: [[spoiler:Uncle Albert Alexander was turned into a vampire at age eighty-nine, and despite his eternal life he is still quite frail and slow... which costs him big when Evie lights up the wedding hall while trying to escape]].

* FourthDateMarriage: Walter suggests this after he and Evie hit it off and consummate their brief relationship. She jokingly agrees [[spoiler: but he realizes that he was serious when at the rehearsal dinner, he announces that THEY are the couple who's going to be wed]]
* HateSink: Mr. Fields, the butler of the manor, is introduced angrily berating the maids when they accidentally shatter a few glasses. He only becomes worse [[spoiler: after TheReveal, when he not only brutally kills Mrs. Swift, but also reveals he killed Evie's great-grandfather while trying to kill her; right before he dies he mentions regretting not slitting the throat of her then-still-an-infant grandfather at the same time to prevent her from ever existing]].

* HopeSpot: After barely getting away from the manor [[spoiler: Evie]] makes it to a nearby town and is able to convince an old couple to let them in their house. They tell the two of their plight and it looks like they are finally safe... [[spoiler: Until she finds an old photograph showing the couple standing alongside Mr. Field]], prompting the realization [[spoiler: that they work for Walt and have just told him where she is.]]
* ImpairmentShot: Evie's point-of-view camera gets blurry repeatedly--as a servant is murdered in front of her, as she's knocked unconscious when trying to escape, and as she's walking down the aisle to marry Walt.

* ManOnFire: As is typical of the lore, this is one of the only ways to [[spoiler: permanently kill a vampire. During her final escape attempt, Evie knocks over the candles surrounding the altar, setting multiple guests alight in the process (including Uncle Albert, who is too frail to escape), and she finally finishes off the weakened Walt himself by tossing him into a fire.]]

* VampireHunter: [[spoiler: Evie becomes one at the end, hunting down Walt's remaining followers that escaped the mansion fire, beginning with Cousin Oliver]].

* LecherousLicking: Midway through a conversation with Viktoria, Evie's finger is accidentally cut by the stylist working on her nails. [[spoiler: Viktoria proceeds to put the bleeding finger in her mouth before casually laughing at Evie's disgust.]]

* NiceToTheWaiter: Evie is nothing but kind towards the maids of the Deville manor. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she herself works in catering and is all too familiar with the poor treatment she witnesses towards them. It pays off when Ms. Swift valiantly tries to help her escape.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Mrs. Swift gets killed for trying to help Evie escape.

* ImpairmentShot: Evie gets these repeatedly--as a servant is murdered in front of her, as she's knocked unconscious when trying to escape, and as she's walking down the aisle to marry Walt.

* ImpairmentShot: Evie gets these repeatedly.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Oliver, who reached out to Evie to introduce her to her family, but in reality, to provide Walter with another bride, and Walter himself, who goes from dashing aristocrat to abusive vampire]]

* HateSink: Mr. Field, the butler of the manor, is introduced angrily berating the maids when they accidentally shatter a few glasses. He only becomes worse [[spoiler: after TheReveal, when he not only brutally kills Mrs. Swift, but also reveals he killed Evie's great grandfather while trying to kill her.]]

* ManOnFire: [[spoiler: During her final escape attempt, Evie knocks over the candles surrounding the altar, setting multiple guests alight in the process.]]

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Ms. Swift gets killed for trying to help Evie escape.

* NiceToTheWaiter: Evie is nothing but kind towards the maids of the Deville manor. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that she herself works in catering and is all too familiar with the poor treatment she witnesses towards them.

* SexyBacklessOutfit: Evie is gifted a yellow gown as an apology gift from Walter. It's form-fitting and the only thing on the back of the wearer are four thin straps.

* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: After failing to escape, Evie is forced to go through with her wedding to Walt in the film's third act.
* BigFancyHouse: The manor much of the film is set in is very large and aristocratic. Evie gasps upon seeing it in the trailer.
* EyeCam: Evie is hit over the head in the trailer; the next shot is an eyelike frame that "closes" before the audience can see her attacker clearly.
* HateSink: Mr. Field is introduced angrily berating the maids when they accidentally shatter a few glasses. He is unpleasant towards Evie later turning out to be a bigot who killed Evie's great grandfather.
* LecherousLicking: In the trailer Evie's finger bleeds from a botched manicure. Viktoria quickly leans in to lick it, which deeply unsettles Evie.
* ManOnFire: A brief shot in the trailer shows a moving body engulfed in flames.
* PimpedOutDress: Evie is seen wearing an ornate red gown in the trailer.
* TheReveal: Walt is really an immortal vampire who has Viktoria and Lucy as his two brides who had become undying by sharing blood. The wedding Evie is attending is actually for her.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: In the trailer, the lovely Evie is gifted a yellow gown and is seen wearing it in the next shot. It's form-fitting and the only thing on the back of the wearer are four thin straps of cloth.

''The Invitation'' is a 2022 supernatural gothic horror film directed by Jessica M. Thompson.

The film is slated for release on August 26, 2022.

''The Invitation'' is a 2022 supernatural horror film directed by Jessica M. Thompson.

Evie (Creator/NathalieEmmanuel), a young woman from New York, takes a DNA test following the death of her mother and learns that she is related to the British Oliver (Creator/HughSkinner). Oliver invites her to an upcoming wedding, where she meets a dashing family friend, Walter (Creator/ThomasDoherty). However, the longer Evie stays at the manor, the more she suspects something insidious is going on.

* LecherousLicking: In the trailer Evie's finger bleeds from a botched manicure. Viktoria quickly leans in to lick it, which depply unsettles Evie.