Halloween season is perfect for a ghost story; the trick is
finding one that can actually live up to expectations. At this point, most a
first-person hand cam or found footage, and the subgenre is running out of
steam. Tonight I set out to watch something paranormal or supernatural in
origin, and eventually decided upon A Haunting at Silver Falls
Plot/ A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a
wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real
killer is only to find the killer is very close to her.
Like I said, Halloween season is perfect for a ghost story,
and this one had some potential. Unfortunately, it fails to deliver on that
promise, instead giving away details with blatant red herrings and cliché. Yes,
the acting was not bad and the were some decent moments, but that could not do
anything to save the flick. There was no atmosphere, scares or even tension, the
storyline was a bit incoherent within the context, there was no
characterization and much of it felt forced. In the end, even with the
positives, this predictable and clichéd ghost story fails to deliver, stay
away!
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