For a modern ghost film...this is pretty damn good!
It is loosely based off of the true story of the Enfield haunting- which is one of the most documented cases of poltergeist activity in the world.
The filmmakers do a pretty good job at staying true to the story- with the whole nun-demon angle tied in for dramatic purposes.
Unfortunately, for this case, it became a media frenzy.
They brought in kooks, psychics, and ultra-skeptics, alike...and made the whole thing a total crapshow.
The whole story begins around Christmas 1977, when a girl named Janet- and her family- start to be tormented by an unseen entity.
Janet starts sleepwalking; beds shake inexplicably; and, eventually, Janet starts to speak with the voice of an old man.
She claims he is Bill Wilkins, who died in the chair in the corner, from a hemorrhage, at 72 years of age.
Information that is later corroborated by the former owners son.
Not only do her siblings and mother witness these strange occurrences...but a local police constable, daily mirror reporter, and Maurice Grosse, from the Society Of Psychical Research, do as well.
And, eventually, the Church is called in.
They send a couple of their own investigators in to judge the veracity of these claims. As the Church does not want to embarrass itself by involving itself in a fraudulent case.
The film ties this into one of their previous investigations- with the woman (who's a psychic) having had a premonition that seems to be coming to fruition here.
And they try to help the spirit of Bill Wilkins cross over.
But it becomes evident to them, that the force behind this activity is not actually the spirit of Bill...rather, something much more demonic in origin.
Cue the spiritual battle between the Church investigators and this demonic nun-entity.
For the most part, this is a pretty great film.
Well written and constructed...it really manages to keep you engaged.
Coming off as The Entity meets The Exorcist.
Though, the ending gets a little too Paranormal Activity for me.
While more tastefully done than Paranormal Activity...it has some similarities...though, I kind of liked how they wrapped things up (seeing as I have a demon haunted painting, myself)...
6 out of 10.
It is loosely based off of the true story of the Enfield haunting- which is one of the most documented cases of poltergeist activity in the world.
The filmmakers do a pretty good job at staying true to the story- with the whole nun-demon angle tied in for dramatic purposes.
Unfortunately, for this case, it became a media frenzy.
They brought in kooks, psychics, and ultra-skeptics, alike...and made the whole thing a total crapshow.
The whole story begins around Christmas 1977, when a girl named Janet- and her family- start to be tormented by an unseen entity.
Janet starts sleepwalking; beds shake inexplicably; and, eventually, Janet starts to speak with the voice of an old man.
She claims he is Bill Wilkins, who died in the chair in the corner, from a hemorrhage, at 72 years of age.
Information that is later corroborated by the former owners son.
Not only do her siblings and mother witness these strange occurrences...but a local police constable, daily mirror reporter, and Maurice Grosse, from the Society Of Psychical Research, do as well.
And, eventually, the Church is called in.
They send a couple of their own investigators in to judge the veracity of these claims. As the Church does not want to embarrass itself by involving itself in a fraudulent case.
The film ties this into one of their previous investigations- with the woman (who's a psychic) having had a premonition that seems to be coming to fruition here.
And they try to help the spirit of Bill Wilkins cross over.
But it becomes evident to them, that the force behind this activity is not actually the spirit of Bill...rather, something much more demonic in origin.
Cue the spiritual battle between the Church investigators and this demonic nun-entity.
For the most part, this is a pretty great film.
Well written and constructed...it really manages to keep you engaged.
Coming off as The Entity meets The Exorcist.
Though, the ending gets a little too Paranormal Activity for me.
While more tastefully done than Paranormal Activity...it has some similarities...though, I kind of liked how they wrapped things up (seeing as I have a demon haunted painting, myself)...
6 out of 10.