Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Ghost Witch’

Written by Scott Edwards

High school can be a difficult time for people, especially when they do not fit the mold. We can all look back at those days and remember the groups that we hung out with, but also remember that if we were not part of the popular clique, we were branded a loser. While this is just further from the truth, if you could go back in time and tell yourself what you have learned now, it would likely be to keep up on your studies, get A’s in all of your classes, and to hell with anyone that does not like you. Being somewhat broken from the mold, I was a popular kid who did not fit in with the clique, so I chilled with the less popular groups, mainly because they were much more interesting.
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While sitting in the background at a pool party, Zeke is glued to his laptop and hasn’t a clue that all of his beautiful classmates are wondering what he is up to. Being approached by Danielle to find out what is so interesting on his computer, he starts to see that she is flirting with him pretty hard. He also notices that Oscar, Danielle’s boyfriend is watching and does not look too happy about what he is seeing. Trying to defuse the situation, Zeke gets tossed in the pool with his laptop and taking pity on the cute boy, Mattie decides to give him her laptop and the two get to talking.

Finding out that Mattie likes the paranormal, Zeke is happy to share that he is part of a ghost hunting team. Knowing of a haunted location that scared her as a child, Mattie offers to employ the group to take a look at a house that her father bought years ago and has never lived in. Seeing that this relationship could become something real, Zeke jumps at the opportunity and gives his team a call for a ghost hunt that might lead to much more. 

Making their way to the old house, Ben, Kylie, Ellie, and Cameron are wiped out from not getting any sleep the previous night but are excited to see if they find any signs of a haunting, mainly because they have not been lucky up to this point. Getting a tour of the house, they find out a little about the Seven Toe Maggie story that surrounds the house, but not much more. Getting their cameras set up, they sit and wait and find nothing but the front door being left open in the morning. Leaving Ellie alone in the house while the rest of the group get breakfast, they are shocked to hear that they might have found something in the photos taken around the house. Rushing back to find Ellie is gone, the group starts to wonder if there really is something to the haunting in the house and quickly find out that the spirit that resides in this place, is not looking to make new friends.

Following all of the horror movie rules when it comes to a haunted house movie, Ghost Witch does not really disappoint for an indie movie. I liked the group’s interaction, that is what really makes it watchable, and a couple of the haunting gags were fun. Once the story really gets going, it brings a backstory to life that could answer all of the questions you have, along with Ben becoming so obsessed with seeing a ghost that his transformation is freaky. With a haunted house, a possession, a shotgun, a tragic story, a young love, a budding relationship, and Seven Toe Maggie wanting revenge, it’s just a run of the mill haunted house movie that will leave you questioning your family’s past and what they are trying to hide from you. Stay Scared.

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