A very dark and twisty psychological thriller is on TV tonight

It has been called 'exceptionally creepy' and 'truly unsettling'.

The psychological horror thriller stars Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & the Six) as Grace, a woman with a very troubled past.

Newly engaged, she goes to stay with her fiancé, Richard (Richard Armitage), and his two children (Jaeden Martell and Lia McHugh) at their rural lodge over Christmas.

Soon into the trip, however, Richard is called back to the city for work, leaving Grace stuck with the pair of kids who are resentful of their stepmother-to-be and treat her with hostility.

As tensions grow between the trio and a series of strange incidents lead them to become stranded together, Grace's sanity starts to unravel.

The Lodge was directed by filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, who were also behind the supremely creepy cult horror favourite Goodnight Mommy.

Indeed, the two films have a lot in common, depicting how growing distrust between adults and children in a claustrophobic setting boils over into the stuff of nightmares.

Despite strong reviews from critics following its premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, the 2019 movie did not receive a cinema release in Ireland and the UK.

This is a real shame as The Lodge's dark and twisty story, chilling wintry atmosphere and tremendous lead turn from Keough, who manages to be both sympathetic and scary in equal measure, deserve to be seen by a wider audience.

The Lodge is airing on Channel 4 at 1.55am and is also available to stream on Prime Video.

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

Maggie's Plan – TG4 – 9.30pm

A young, single New Yorker yearns to have a baby, planning to raise the youngster on her own. 

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – ITV2 – 7.30pm

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows that the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. 

Taken 2 – ITV4 – 9pm

Action thriller sequel, starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen.

D.O.A. – Legend – 10.55pm

Remake of the 1950 thriller, with Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling, Daniel Stern and Jane Kaczmarek.

Every Last One of Them – Legend Xtra – 11.15pm

Desperate to find his missing daughter, a former soldier goes on a merciless quest for revenge to bring those responsible to justice.