Three folks - empath Holly (Laura Petersen) along with scientists Liam (Jed Brophy) and Scott (Jeffrey Thomas) - journey to an isolated farm house. The previous owners split in the middle of the night, leaving all of their possessions (haha) behind and this trio is here to find any evidence of the family's paranormal claims. This builds its scares in excellent fashion. Director Jason Stutter is obviously influenced by classics such as The Haunting (1963) and Poltergeist (1982) and allows his film to "breathe" with terrifying long takes that fray the nerves with just a few sounds or the jerk of a chandelier. For the most part, the characters behave realistically although there is some issue with one character doing a "let's just stay one more night bit" after they've been terrified. The end is also a tad rushed given how long and strong the build up is. Jed Brophy looked so damn familiar to me and about a half hour in I realized he played the biker zombie in Peter Jackson's Dead Alive (1992)
Review of The Dead Room
