Andy Van Scoyoc I can't really say much about this film that hasn't already been said.Cliché, done-to-death (no pun intended) storyline, ghost kids, whispers, creaks, things that go bump in the night...blah, blah, blah...Cool house, nice, dreary setting but I was bored half to death.Again, no pun intended, but this movie is just like every other haunted house movie and it was so slow going, it was almost painful to sit through.I still can't figure out the neighborhood grunge and their deal with the house, but...whatever.It did nothing to help the movie, just added scenery to an already lackluster snooze fest.Worth a watch for a ghost story, just don't expect much.

Joel Dodd The story develops through regularly-placed reveals of clues and information about the history of the house, but with the absence of direct explanation, so often expected by on-demand viewers the viewer is expected to think, to ask questions and to construct their own ideas about the house and its inhabitants - are they protecting the owners, the house, or their survival? How reciprocal is the relationship between the inhabitants and the owners of the house? The soundtrack is minimalist, although the "spirit presence" chords are overly repetitive. It is hard to find anything truly original, as there are only so many rearrangements of plot details and stories. What we found refreshing was the realistic pace - passage of time, how the characters pass their time is more realistic than many movies. Face it, regular life is mundane and we have our daily routines. It is this aspect that the film captures and that some, who want a succession of revelatory thrills and shocks will sorely miss. Yes, the plot is derivative, but the style is subtle. If you expect CGI gore-flecked action go somewhere else. If you want a more nuanced, human-paced chill, this is worth a view.

Tom Dooley The plot is one that has been done before – it is the haunted house scenario where previous misdemeanours still lurk as a stain on the soul of the property. The house here is an old New England home that is now a Bed and Breakfast but used to house an alleged midwife cum witch, child killer.Enter Dan and Jess to buy the place. Dan has to go on a business trip and when he returns his erstwhile loving wife has turned cold and uncaring. He soon finds out that the house has a few secrets and so sets about finding out what happened in the past to cause such occurrences in the now. The perennial question is always, will he find out before it is too late?Well the problem with horror is that fans expect an awful lot of a genre where it has basically been done before. It is hard to get a new twist and, even if you do, it then has to translate as 'horrific' or have some truly scary fright scenes. As we become more inured to slasher and gore fests so we tend to want more 'frights' and actually this scored quite highly there.It actually gave me goose bumps more than once, but it does suffer from lack of characters. We don't get any back story of the couple either or enough time to get some positive feelings for the couple in the 'empathy bank', which means we are not going to care enough when bad stuff happens. The music is good though at atmosphere enhancement but it is started off by being 'spooky' and carried on throughout – we could have done with some variety or the tension starts to become the norm and therefore has less impact. Acting here is fine for a budget film – Michael Reed as Dan being rather good and directors the Rassmussen brothers have made a rather good effort which they say was a labour of love and that comes through. Not the best horror ever but a million blood drenched miles from the worst and for an independent effort there is plenty here to applaud.

rfox14 I enjoyed every minute of this film, scary? yes plenty to make you jump. Good acting makes you believe it is really happening and a very atmospheric theme, I don't give out any plots because I think you can read all about the film itself on places like IMDb but suffice to say my review is what I see from an audience point of watching. I listened to it through my headphones so I maybe heard more sounds than the average viewer, good plot jumps in the right places even when you expect something to happen it is still unnerving. Good directing from the Rasmussen brothers {the ward and dark feed}give it a try you may be pleasantly surprised.