The Seven (2019)
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60 Years ago a group of Devil worshipers died in a mysterious fire which burnt their mansion down to...
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated 77 Shadow Street in Books
Jan 15, 2018
This books tells the story of The Pendleton which like the cover tells you is located at 77 Shadow Street. The old mansion has a checkered past that was linked to several unsolved murders & kidnappinngs. The mansion was converted to luxury condos in the '70s. The book is set it 2011 just as the next 38 year cycle is about to start. The house is a strange place already & becomes even stranger for the current residents when the leap happens.
I hesitate to say much more because there are so many twists & turns that I don't want to inadvertantly ruin this ride for you if you intend to read it. Which I suggest you do. Just don't read it before bed!
The House at Phantom Park
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In this abandoned hospital, pain lives on... and it wants revenge. St Philomena's military...
Gareth von Kallenbach (977 KP) rated The Haunted Mansion (2003) in Movies
Jul 28, 2023
This time around the film follows a single mother named Gabbie (RosarioDawson), and her son Travis (Chase W. Dillon).
The family has moved into an abandoned mansion near New Orleans as they look to start over but find that their new abode is haunted.
Despite their best efforts to flee, the ghosts force them to return to the
mansion and they seek help in the form of a Priest named Father Kent (Owen Wilson), and Ben Matthias (LaKeith Stanfield) who has been reduced to doing Ghost Tours following a personal tragedy that saw his lofty skills and career vanish in the aftermath.
When the help finds themselves able to leave the mansion without an
otherworldly escort, they bring in a Medium named Harriet (Tiffany
Haddish) and in time the mysterious Madame Leota (Jamie Lee Curtis).
It is learned that a dangerous ghost is striking fear into the other 999
haunts that inhabit the locale and should he collect his 1000th soul, he
will unleash a new level of terror on the world.
Things become even more complicated with a local professor named Bruce (Danny DeVito) arrives and creates a new Wild Card to the situation.
The movie does a great job of capturing the look and tone of the
attraction as one of the great joys was seeing things ranging from the
pictures to stretching room and other factors big and small from the
attraction portrayed on the big screen.
The cast is great and works well with one another but the movie does take
some time getting ramped up and I did find it dragging in various places.
The audience laughed frequently but for me many of the jokes did not work which I attributed to the focus being on a a younger audience as I found them more amusing than funny.
The FX in the film are solid and Jared Leto’s character is so well done
you cannot recognize him as he has disappeared so deeply into the
character aided by some great visual work.
As a big fan of the attraction it was nice to see a much better take on
the source material than previous efforts.
In the end despite the flaws, there is enough happy nostalgia to keep fans
entertained and hopefully the audience will want to visit the mansion enough that a new franchise is on the way.
3 stars out of 5
The Haunted Palace (1963)
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Gothic horror, theoretically part of AIP's series of Poe-inspired films, but actually based on a...
The Great Gatsby
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Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor...
Fingersmith
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The book that inspired Park Chan-wook's astonishing film The Handmaiden. Shortlisted for the Orange...
Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
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The story begins with a young woman waking up within the confines of an unknown, mysterious mansion...
Moshi Monsters: Buster's Lost Moshlings
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Buster Bumblechops needs YOU! All his Moshlings have gone missing. Search Monstro City and help him...