Written by Scott Edwards It is always important to look out for your friends, because you never know when they will need you the most. When times get rough, you may never really know what is going on in their minds and if they are in need of help before doing something stupid. Simply asking if they are alright may not be enough to keep this from happening, you need to look deeper. Asking the right questions and not allowing yourself to be shut out of the relationship is key, especially if you want to be the friend that you know you can be. Fresh out of rehab, Christian has been able to convince his friends to help him with his final film project for school so he can graduate. With his best friend Sophia running the show, Carlos doing the sound, Hassan behind the camera, his cousin Patty doing makeup and best friend Bo coming in from out of town to direct, nothing could go wrong. Being able to get a great location in town, the Goodwin Manor, which is rumored to be haunted, it is the perfect place for Christian’s vision to come to life, but even with all of the research that was done on the old estate, it cannot prepare him and his friends for what is lingering within the old walls. The house is in perfect order and seems to be ready for them to start shooting right away. Doing a little scout trip around the house to check the sound and see how video friendly it really is, Carlos and Patty have a little trick to play on their uptight producer Sophia and after scaring her socks off, the group tries to get all of the laughs out before getting back to business. With more of the house to scout, Carlos gets sidetracked with his camera and discovers that the group is not alone in the house. Getting taken over by something that is curious about what is happening in the house, Carlos speaks a different way than he normally does and while this does not affect his actions, he gets very upset while looking out of a window towards the town that took the Goodwin’s lives many years ago. Being freed from the spell and getting sick, the team knows that their friend needs a doctor, but seeing that their car tires are all slashed, they will have to wait until morning to do anything. Sitting down and collecting themselves and getting ready to spend the night in the old house, things slowly start to come alive in the ancient halls. When hearing a crash, Patty finds an old copy of the Necronomicon that only witches would have used for their spells. Giving a little credence to the old Goodwin stories that surround the house of the three women being witches, she is not able to pass on what she knows as another witch has taken her over. Not understanding what is happening in the house, Christian tries to think of another way to get free of whatever spell is being placed on them, but it is too little, too late as the witches have been awakened from their slumber and are looking to take revenge on anyone that gets in their way. While I did enjoy how the story played out, I was a little upset with the inconsistent way the movie was filmed. Being a found footage film, there were plenty of shots as the friends started dying off that were not shot by anyone in the group. With that being said, I liked how the backstory of the Goodwin Witches came to life on the screen, being able to be seen in either their beautiful form, or their ghostly killing form, it was pretty neat. I also liked the characters and their battles between each other, especially when Bo started to get too full of himself. Not a bad movie overall, and as long as you don’t mind a couple errors in the way it was shot and some very cute special effects, it does keep you entertained throughout. Stay Scared.
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