Directed by: Joe Smalley, Tess Smalley
Starring: Josh Folan, Chris Perry, Natalie Wetta
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Distributed by: Image Entertainment
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Running Time: 81 minutes
Film: 3 out of stars
Extras: 1.5 out of 5 stars
Alright since “Ghost Hunters” made ghosts a hot topic and “Paranormal Activity” made found footage cool again, we have gotten a constant wave of these films. This one can should probably be shuffled in with the others, but it does pack a few good spooks. This even made me a little creeped out and scored a few decent jumps. Overall though the acting is so terrible that it makes it hard to enjoy. Luckily though, I am real sucker for cool “creepy” aberration shots and this one definitely contained a few shots.
This film follows two television crews of paranormal experts who are taking on a major task of shooting their TV show at a haunted psych hospital. One team of skeptics looking to debunk ghosts and another believers looking to prove their existence. The two team up but find that they got a lot more than they bargained for when a lot of strange phenomenons keep happening. Although due to the events of the night, episode 50 of their show was never aired…until now.
Having personally staked out a paranormal activity investigation at famously haunted Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA, I have trouble sometimes watching this faux films that try to really scare you. I have been there and I have been scared. This is entertaining for the most part but like I said most likely will get shuffled with the others. Lastly the special features on the disc are lacking only including an audio commentary from writer Ian Holt and the films directors and also a trailer.
