Directed by: Eric Hurt
Starring: Marc Singer, Art LaFleur and Hayley DuMond
Distributed by: Phase 4 Films
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running time: 105 minutes
Our Score: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Prior to receiving this screener to review, this film was not on my radar at all. I have high respect Phase 4 Films releases and I figured I would give it a shot. Let me tell you, director Eric Hurt’s first feature film was a very impressive one. The story was very interesting and slow revealing. The suspense is packed and the film’s timing is perfect. I really enjoyed this film quite a lot and reminds me of the Canadian horror film “Cube” meets “The Twilight Zone”. It is also rare in a horror film that you get such good performances including Marc Singer and Art LaFleur.
The story of two families who arrive at an open house, which looks to good to be true. It turns out it is to good, when either family is unable to leave. If either of the families try to leave the houses grounds they end up right back at the house. While stuck, the families find out that the house has a dark history and haunting details of the houses’ past family. The families soon find out that only of them will be able to call this house their home and it becomes a battle for survival both physically and mentally.
The film is currently available on VOD to watch now available through Comcast, Cox, Insight and Cablevision and I recommend you check it out for sure. If you can’t, then make sure to pick up this film when it Phase 4 Films releases it on DVD. I look forward to Eric Hurt’s next film and I feel that he has real potential as a horror-thriller director.