Room for Rent is a 2019 mystery-horror film written by Stuart Flack, directed by Tommy Stovall and starring Lin Shaye. The movie was produced by Pasidg Productions Inc. and distributed by Uncork'd Entertainment. Room for Rent was released on February 23, 2019, at the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, Arizona. The film concerns an aging widow who rents a room in her house in order to make some money. Things take a deadly turn when she becomes strangely obsessed with one of her new tenants. Plot Elderly housewife Joyce Smith (Lin Shaye) is left distraught after her husband Fred dies in a slip and fall accident while fixing the roof. Her probate attorney tells her that he owed a substantial amount of money on a loan, and apart from $2,200 in savings, he left no other assets in his name. While in the library, Joyce notices a magazine that teaches homeowners how to turn their properties into a (bed and breakfast), and later converts her property. A young writer, Sarah, and her husband Edward become the first lodgers. Joyce bonds with Sarah but Edward is put off by her demeanour; they leave promptly but she and Sarah stay in touch via letters. Soon after, a handsome young man named Bob moves into Joyce's house. She becomes infatuated with him, making special dinners, dressing up to impress him, and even gets a satellite dish so he can watch an all-football channel. After divorcing Edward, Sarah visits Joyce and shares an intimate night with Robert, causing a rift between herself and Joyce. Joyce's neighbour Gladys tells Sarah she fell out with Joyce a while back due to her split-thinking and abandonment issues. Gladys also tells her that Fred forced Joyce to abort a baby. After Sarah leaves, Joyce visits Gladys and suffocates her with a pillow. When Bob asks Joyce where Sarah went, she lies and claims she has returned home to her husband, making Bob feel worthless. He later catches Joyce going through his belongings and confronts her; she tells him he reminds her of her son who passed away years ago. Bob accepts the lie but remains cautious. Joyce makes Bob a home-cooked meal but spikes his food and then sexually assaults him while he is unconscious. She later finds money and cocaine in his belongings, suggesting he is a drug trafficker. After awakening, Bob finds a letter from