Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Apartment 143’

Written by Scott Edwards

The beliefs of ghosts run rampant throughout time. One in six people believe in ghosts and I will openly admit that there are some things that cannot be explained by normal occurrences. I have watched many a ghost show in my time and have tried to determine if any of it could be real, since I still get goose bumps when the lights are off and strange sounds come from a place where nobody is at.

A group of parapsychologists are heading to an apartment that has been recently acquired by the White family. The family has contacted the group because strange things have been happening in their new home that cannot be explained. The group is full of cynics that do not believe that the new apartment could really be haunted but once they enter the establishment strange sounds start occurring and they know that there is something amiss.

The group sets up cameras all around the apartment along with taking photos all over the apartment to document anything that is moved out of place. Meeting resistance from the daughter of the household, Caitlin, the group tries to find the reason why strange things are happening in an apartment where no deaths have been reported. As they work to disprove the theory of a haunting in the new residence and do not agree that the recent activity is being caused by the White’s recently deceased mother, the group is set up to spend as many nights as needed to find out what is really happening.

Being led by psychologist Helzer, the group members feel that that the apartment is housing some sort of apparition but the doctor has a different theory as he keeps an eye on the White family’s activities. A man known as Heseltine believes that the supposed haunting is a poltergeist being manifested by one of the children. As the doctor starts talking to the widower Alan White about his relationship with his wife, the truth comes to light about what really happened and why she died. Being blamed for his wife’s death by the children, Alan starts to believe that he is being targeted by the entity…

If you’re in need of a quick scare, Apartment 143 can deliver. With all of the supernatural activity that this film covers, they make sure to try and find the actual reason behind the attacks. Although nothing the group does actually works in dispersing the haunting in the apartment, they are able to find a reason why. They believe that Alan White is being singled out in the attacks. With none of their preliminary methods working and said methods actually escalating what is happening in the apartment, the group finds out that the family needs to get together to resolve the haunting. Stay Scared.

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