Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family's Experience Living in a Haunted House
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It was an irrational decision. Despite having just moved into a beautiful new house, the Williams...
Phantom Hearts
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Brianna's house is filled with ghosts, the neighborhood association is trying to get her evicted,...
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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Thir13en Ghosts (2001) in Movies
Jun 30, 2021
I enjoy the setting. The "modern day" haunted house is an inspired design, and the fact that the set was practically built to film on is quite something. I also enjoy the titular ghosts. Each one has a unique look, and the make up work is superb. I also love that the legendary F. Murray Abraham is in this, as well as Matthew Lillard, doing what Matthew Lillard does best, hamming things up to the max.
Other than that, it's all a bit flaccid. There's a whole lot of characters-walking-around-and-getting-lost going on, and it's honestly a drag. It doesn't help that precisely none of these characters are easy to care about. There are multiple instances of laughably huge exposition dumps, in a narrative that's needlessly overstuffed with unnecessary plot elements.
Personally, it just about coasts by due to the nostalgia of being 13 years old and just getting into horror when it originally released, and I always have a good enough time with it. Also a dude gets vertically bisected which is pretty rad.
Close Your Pretty Eyes
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A gripping psychological thriller from the author of the bestselling WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER....
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated A House of Bells in Books
Jan 9, 2024
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A House of Bells
By J.T. Croft
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A woman haunted by fate, a child silenced by fear, and a house full of secrets and bells.
1918. Stripped of her reputation and haunted by a spirit she failed to protect, the young governess Grace Meadows finds herself out of time and growing more and more desperate. But when she’s offered a strange job from an eccentric medium, she never could have imagined what she was signing up for.
Tasked with caring for a troubled young girl who has lost the ability to speak, Grace must unravel the dangerous secrets at the heart of a run-down country mansion and find the source of the horrors which now threaten both of their lives.
As she’s forced to confront her own demons and reconcile the ghosts of past and present, can Grace protect the child from the living and dead? And what is waiting for her beyond the mysterious silk and bells which protect them from forces unseen?
This was a haughtily beautiful gothic horror. It was so well written. The characters were endearing and dislikeable when needed. I’m glad to have found this author and looking forward to reading more.
Morgwel Hall
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Scarred both physically and mentally from the horrors of WWI, specifically Passchendaele, the third...
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Home Before Dark
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In the latest thriller from New York Times bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) in Movies
Sep 6, 2019
The plot: Trying to win the approval of her friends, 17-year-old Tiffany sneaks out of the house to go to a Halloween bash at a fraternity. The fun soon ends when police and the cranky, fast-talking Madea (Tyler Perry) arrive to crash the party. Unhappy with this sudden turn of events, the vengeful collegians decide to scare Madea and her cronies with a series of pranks. She soon finds herself under attack and on the run from an assortment of ghosts, ghouls and zombies on the scariest night of the year.
I laughed a few times, because it was so stupid, but i would reccordmend watching this movie.
The Girl in the Photograph
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For fans of Kate Mosse and Kate Morton comes a haunting novel about two women separated by decades...