One of Haunt‘s most endearing qualities surrounds a strong self-aware mindset that recognizes all paranormal stories typically start off the same way, yet by confessing such little deviation in the setup, Andrew Barrer achieves an open honesty that promotes a focused, well established delivery. The very first moments of Mac Carter’s first directorial feature admit all ghost stories start with a house, and looking back on any lengthy list of supernatural horror films confirms such a notion. Family moves into house, family discovers a long-standing curse, family starts to experience other-worldly occurrences – horror ensues. Rinse and repeat, right? Correct – but if executed properly, who cares?
Many years ago there lived a family plagued by misfortune. Moving into a new, lavish house, the Morello family attempted to start anew, but instead found tragedy around every corner. As their children died one by one, Franklin (Carl Hadra) and Janet (Jackie Weaver...
Many years ago there lived a family plagued by misfortune. Moving into a new, lavish house, the Morello family attempted to start anew, but instead found tragedy around every corner. As their children died one by one, Franklin (Carl Hadra) and Janet (Jackie Weaver...
- 2/10/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
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