While I was looking for information for my review, I stumbled upon the real events on which this film is based. I must say that I am somewhat disappointed that The Haunting in Connecticut has not inspired itself more from the supposed real events, because the final product would have been much darker.
Young Matt Campbell was diagnosed with cancer. The hospital where he can receive a treatment is however several hours away from his home, and thus his family decided to rent a house nearby to avoid Matt long and hard hours of traveling. His mother soon finds a spacious and affordable home that seems too good to be true. But things go wrong when Matt begins to have nightmarish visions. Are they due to treatment against his cancer or is it the house playing with his mind?
The Haunting in Connecticut sometimes suffers from clichés redundant, but it remains that it is a very entertaining and at times scary movie. When the family moved into the house, everything can make you jump, whether its a window that closes, Matt preparing the table or a closet being opened.
The sound effects are one of the most important elements in a horror film, however, they should not be overused. And while The Haunting in Connecticut does overuse these, it does it perfectly, fitting in every single scene to get a reaction from the viewers. I personally found myself trying to avoid getting scared over what often turned out to be nothing really frightening.
Earlier, I mentioned that I was disappointed that the events of the film are not based on real events enough. The family says that in fact, the young man with cancer was affected more than that by the house, to the point of becoming schizophrenic and attempting to rape his cousin. Worse, even the parents have been affected as the mother was raped by a spirit. Besides all the other physical and mental abuse suffered by the family from the house. But because of the tendency to make horror movies for young thirteen years and over, the situations portrayed in the film are much less dramatic than we would like.
Peter Cornwell has, without a doubt, soaked The Haunting in Connecticut in a magic potion. Despite its technical flaws, the overall intensity of the project instills a lot of charisma and entertains us.
Young Matt Campbell was diagnosed with cancer. The hospital where he can receive a treatment is however several hours away from his home, and thus his family decided to rent a house nearby to avoid Matt long and hard hours of traveling. His mother soon finds a spacious and affordable home that seems too good to be true. But things go wrong when Matt begins to have nightmarish visions. Are they due to treatment against his cancer or is it the house playing with his mind?
The Haunting in Connecticut sometimes suffers from clichés redundant, but it remains that it is a very entertaining and at times scary movie. When the family moved into the house, everything can make you jump, whether its a window that closes, Matt preparing the table or a closet being opened.
The sound effects are one of the most important elements in a horror film, however, they should not be overused. And while The Haunting in Connecticut does overuse these, it does it perfectly, fitting in every single scene to get a reaction from the viewers. I personally found myself trying to avoid getting scared over what often turned out to be nothing really frightening.
Earlier, I mentioned that I was disappointed that the events of the film are not based on real events enough. The family says that in fact, the young man with cancer was affected more than that by the house, to the point of becoming schizophrenic and attempting to rape his cousin. Worse, even the parents have been affected as the mother was raped by a spirit. Besides all the other physical and mental abuse suffered by the family from the house. But because of the tendency to make horror movies for young thirteen years and over, the situations portrayed in the film are much less dramatic than we would like.
Peter Cornwell has, without a doubt, soaked The Haunting in Connecticut in a magic potion. Despite its technical flaws, the overall intensity of the project instills a lot of charisma and entertains us.
