Sunday, January 13, 2013

The Haunting of Whaley House (2012)

College student Penny works as a tour guide at Whaley House, a  historic home which is supposed to be haunted.  After Penny tells her friends about a tourist on her tour that freaked out after  claiming to see a ghost, her friends cajole her into letting them in after dark to look around.  One friend invites his cousin, who in turn invites a noted psychic.  Penny is not amused at the extra guests.

With the exception of Giselle, who has the good sense to not want to be there,  the rest of the group are excited to explore the house and maybe see ghosts.  The psychic is able to communicate with entities in the house and after some questioning, the group ends up trapped in a bedroom due to an unseen evil force.

After they manage to get the door open, Giselle decides to leave, but a ghost causes her to fall down the stairs.  The group hears her scream and gathers at her side to see if she's still alive by moving her head. Yikes!  Yes, it's always a good idea to move an injured persons neck back and forth after a fall.

Penny's boyfriend suggests they call 911 and Craig goes nuts.  He says everyone will think they killed her because they broke into the house. Whaaa?  Where the heck did he come up with that kind of logic? I'm flummoxed by his reasoning. Huge drama unfolds as they argue whether to leave her there to be found in the morning, or try to get help.  What a great friend.

This is better than many films by The Asylum because there aren't as many dialogue heavy scenes. However that's not saying much so watch at your own risk.

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