When I started watching this movie, it began about as badly as I had expected it would. I seriously considered turning it off, because I thought it wouldn't even be worth the time to write a review about how bad I assumed it would be. It does take time to pick up, but it ended up delivering a lot more than it seemed capable of.

The movie is a lot more intelligent than I anticipated. I got the big clues right away; but the smaller ones I couldn't figure out until the end (or found out I missed entirely). There's several plot twists, some you see coming, some you don't; and this turned out to be a unique story that left me freaked out by the end. Not a lot of movies do that anymore, so that's saying quite a lot.

The actors were all fairly competent, but Lindsay Page's character (Mary Young) stood out in excellence. There are several strong female characters in this movie, but there is also graphic allusions to rape. You don't actually see anything, thank god, but the scenes are disturbing enough to earn a warning label for the female audience.

The only reason I am giving it an 8 out of 10, is because the sound didn't have dependable quality. I missed some sentences completely because it was inaudible.

Other than that, this movie shows that intelligent story telling and character depth is a lot more important than flashy FX. If you're in the mood for a scary movie that's different than the usual ilk out there, this would be it.

Dealing with the paranormal an open mind is required. Carter Simms(Patti Tindall)is an experienced ghost hunter hired by Seth Masterson(Gordon Clark))to investigate a home twenty years after a family member, minister Joseph Masterson, and his family were slaughtered. Simms is accompanied by a photographer(Mike Marsh),a local reporter(Davina Joy)and an uninvited religion advocate(Lindsay Page). A three night investigation will prove residual paranormal activity and more. A gruesome story unfolds...and as expected...a bit more in director Sean Tretta's low-budget chiller. My favorite scene is the appearance of the ghost of the little girl peeping around the door. This film does bring an uneasiness, but nothing genuinely scary. Thank you Netflix for a creepy late night.

A team of four are investigating a haunted house. Carter (Patti Tindall) is a skeptical ghost hunter who leads the group. Her tools are a digital thermometer, EMF detector (great at detecting nuclear blasts),sound recorder, and irritating first person narration filled with creative 101 phrases such as "ominous foreboding" and "retain the darkness." Colin (Mike Marsh- writer, producer, and composer of said film) is the bald camera man who gives himself a "7" out of "10" or at least those are the words he wrote for reporter Yvette (Davina Joy, who remarkably still had a career after this film). The creepy Mary Young tags along as a representative of the church.

The official story of the house is that someone killed the family, then mom coming home finding them dead, commits suicide in grief as per her note. We know that mom is the killer from the opening grainy film...but the "why" provides the twist.

For those who like the "Paranormal Activity" series or someone who likes to see a skeptic put in their place, this film fits your needs. The acting left much to be desired. Patti Tindall read her lines horribly. The frequent close ups of her face didn't add anything to the film, but may be a clue as to the director's love interest. The music composed by Mike Marsh for the film was trite and cliche horror stuff, that should not have been used, leading me to believe the director swings both ways.

The film had a good slow build up which held my interest, but at times the green night time camera became too much. Decent for a low budget production. I was not overly fond of the "Paranormal" series and would place it on par with them.

F-bomb, brief weird sex, nudity (Lindsay Page, Sarah Lawton, April Hinojosa)