An American Haunting (DVD)

Opening in modern day United States, a young girl finds that she is drawn to an old diary and doll that she has found in the attic. When her mother discovers her find, she promptly takes it from her. But upon opening it, she discovers a truly horrifying story about the 19th century occupiers of the land who believed they were cursed by a witch who had a gripe with them. When daughter Betsy begins to experience horrifying phenomena at the hands of an invisible entity, her family hold a vigil over her. And as the experiences become more violent and lurid, Betsy's teacher steps in to try and offer some rationale for the frightening experiences. All manner of ...  Read the complete review

In 1800s America, a land owner named John Bell is taken to court by his neighbour, Kate Batts, over a land dispute. It transpires that the business deal was set up against Church law (Bell charged his neighbour far too much interest) and the land is returned to Batts’ care. Bell is saved further punishment by the court, but Batts is less inclined to be so lenient. As Bell and his family leave the courthouse, Batts approaches the man and curses him, and his daughter in retribution for the suffering he has caused her. Bell is well-prepared for any attacks from either Batts or her slave workers, but more mysterious events soon start to occur in his home. His wife ...  Read the complete review

"American Haunting" begins in the present day, with a terrified young girl being pursued through snowy woodland - the subject of her fear is unknown. She stumbles, but quickly returns to her feet and continues running towards her house. As she reaches it, she runs upstairs into her bedroom, slamming and locking the door behind her. The door violently shakes, and the door handle twists rapidly as the mysterious horror that lurks behind the door desperately tries to get into the room. After some initial shocks and jumps, the scene changes to the girl's mother, who is reading a journal that her daughter found in the attic. This journal is from the early ...  Read the complete review

I had the chance to buy either An American Haunting or Silent Hill on DVD. Unfortunately I feel that I made the wrong choice with An American Haunting. The trailers for the film made it look great and after putting it in my DVD player, I was hopeful but sadly for me the film just doesn't deliver. Based on the novel The Bell Witch, the film starts in modern day America when a young girl finds herself drawn to an old diary and old porcelain doll that was discovered in the attic. Her mother soon takes it from her and when she reads it discovers letters from the nineteenth century that warn that the unthinkable has come to pass. We are then took back to that ...  Read the complete review

American haunting is set back in red river,tennesse in the 1800's were the bell family lived. John bell(donald sutherland)is the father a wealthy landowner who is put in front of a panel of church leaders for ripping off the batts family his neighbours in overprofiting in a loan and land sale.He is told to keep the profits by the church leaders but mrs batt who is rumored to be a witch puts a curse on john bell and his daughter bettsy(rachel hurd-wood). Strange noises start happening in the house and then bettsy and john start getting attacked by unseen forces. I could not wait to see this film as i am a horror fan and thought this film looked ...  Read the complete review