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Kevin Costner is primarily associated with baseball movies<\/a> and Westerns, and his tendency to pursue these roles time and time again implies that they appeal to his taste buds. That said, Costner is a versatile performer with a filmography that spans all types of genres<\/a>, including horror \u2014 even if his brief forays into scare fare have been overshadowed by throwing pitches and riding horses. This brings us to 2009’s “The New Daughter,” an underseen (and underrated) chiller that is currently available to stream on Prime Video.<\/p>\n Based on John Connolly’s novel of the same name, “The New Daughter” tells the story of John James (Costner), a divorced single parent who moves him and his two children into a new home that just so happens to be built on an ancient burial ground. After a while, spooky occurrences start happening, leading John to believe that malevolent forces are at play. That’s the basic premise, but don’t go into “The New Daughter” expecting a standard ghost movie like the premise implies \u2014 the horror at the heart of it all is actually quite unique and monstrous.<\/p>\n “The New Daughter” isn’t ever going to be held up against the best horror movies of all time<\/a>, but it’s a fun American Gothic creature flick with great performances by Costner and the film’s young actors, Ivana Baquero and Gattlin Griffith, both of whom have grown up to be solid performers. (Griffith even reunited with Costner for “Horizon: An American Saga” years later.) If nothing else, though, the movie deserves to be seen just to watch Costner working in a genre he isn’t a fan of.<\/p>\n