Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Ghostfinders’

Written by Scott Edwards

​Finding the profession that you were destined to be a part of is not an easy feat. As people go through life, working at their dead-end job to make ends meet, they know that there is something else that they would rather be doing. As some people have been able to make a living out of doing their favorite things, there are still many that will never get that opportunity. There is nothing wrong with making your money, even if the job is not something that you enjoy, but make sure to take care of yourself, because if you are not having any fun during the day, it can be bad for your health.
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The Ghostfinders are moving on to their sixth season and need a great opening episode so they can continue to get paid. Jared is not willing to shy away from any request and getting a call from the Lawson family about their house being haunted, he knows that this could be a goldmine. With strange sounds throughout the house, apparitions being seen by the naked eye, along with a disembodied voice echoing during the night this is the house that needs to be cleaned so the owners can live the rest of their days free from hauntings.

Meeting with the Lawson’s the group hears about the strange events that frightened them away their first night in the house. With a little bit of history on the house, mainly the story of an artist that went crazy and killed his family one day, it is just a creepy location. The ghostly encounters were not only directed at the Lawson’s either, as they tried renting out the house to make some money. None of the renters were able to make it one night in the house and most of them report seeing and hearing the same things. As all of the stories tend to match up, the Ghostfinders team is ready to do their investigation and head out to the middle of nowhere where the house is located.

Meeting up with the Lawson’s, the first strange thing happens as they try to enter the front door. As something seems to be holding the door closed, Kat asks if the group can enter and whomever or whatever is holding it lets go and allows the team to enter. Getting a quick tour of the house and seeing where the events have taken place, the Ghostfinders set up shop and wait for nightfall to arrive to see if they can catch any sort of activity. But it is quickly noticed that the group is not prepared for what this house has to offer when Kat goes missing and actual paranormal activity is preventing Jared from being able to locate her. Armed with a flashlight and a camera, the night only gets stranger as the other team members go missing and Jared is left by himself with no way of getting help.

I must admit that ghost hunting shows are something that fall into my guilty pleasures and this movie is a takeoff of those. Being put together as a standard hour-long show, you get to see all of the behind-the-scenes stuff as the night progressively gets worse for the team. As they try to fool the audience into believing that they are seeing things, the camera actually captures real events that wind up shocking the team. With some fun jump scares, a ghostly woman in white, creepy stories about the house and a haunted location that actually is haunted, it’s a fun ride into what some of the paranormal shows might be doing behind the scenes, but with a deadly result. Stay Scared.

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