Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘The Dead Room’

Written by Scott Edwards

I do love to hear about a good haunting these days and will never shy away from it, unless of course if the ghost wants you dead.  Most of the ghost stories that I hear about are somewhat peaceful, but there are some that scare the living daylights out of people. I would like to believe that ghosts are not able to hurt people, but when you hear about attacks by the spirits, you might start to think twice. I would love to see one someday and discover that ghosts really do exist, but until then, I just like to keep an open mind and listen to the stories being told around the campfire.

Arriving at an out of the way farmhouse, Scott, Liam and Holly are ready to start checking out what could have possibly forced the family to leave in such a hurry. Checking out the rooms one by one, they see that nothing was packed, and even dinner plates were left on the table with food still on them. With the best gear they can afford, the group is ready to start their ghost hunt in the house, but during the day, there does not seem to be anything that wants to play with them.

At 3 a.m. however, there is something that makes itself heard in the house as the front door swings open and the hanging lights shake violently. Not hearing anything, Liam sees that one of his motion activated cameras turns on as if it is following somebody, but there is nothing evident on the tape to think that it was anything supernatural. Seeing that there is nothing wrong with his gear, Liam knows that there is something strange happening in the old house, but his boss Scott is still very skeptical. When the second night moves in, everyone in the group hears a massive thud that shakes the house on its foundations. Needing an explanation for this, Scott believes that it was the wind, but now Holly and Liam are starting to get a bit frightened about what is happening around them.

Being a psychic, Holly tries to communicate with the spirit, but while she is not able to feel anything in the house when the sun is up, night time is a whole different story. Seeing the ghost face to face, Holly is fearful for her and the group’s safety, but needing more evidence before leaving, Scott has staged a little trap for the active spirit. Filling the hallway with fog and having all of their equipment facing the door where the specter enters, the group is shocked to see that it does not enter the house while they are watching, but the night is not over and Holly is attacked by the spirit after hours pass, but is able to find a safe place in the house when running into the back room. As the air feels different in this room from the rest of the house, the group now has a safe haven from the spirit that wants them gone, but will that be enough for them when the spirt really comes out to play?

A little different from what I expected, but far from disappointing. Starting off as a normal haunting, then turning a little violent towards the only person that could see it and then finding out the ghost’s true purpose in the house, it fulfilled my needs for a ghost story. I liked Scott as the leader of the group, especially since he wants to prove that the haunting exists in the house, but he has to have scientific proof before he is willing to leave. While Holly and Liam want to leave after the ghost attacks the young psychic head on, Scott is still not convinced and needs more proof and will do anything to get his methods of removing a ghost from the human plane in place. The only thing that I find to be a little unbelievable is that an insurance company would being calling the shots from off screen on seeing if a haunting is really occurring, I have never seen a supernatural package being offered out there by any of the big name companies, but it would be a nice perk to have if you are really afraid of ghosts. Stay Scared.

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