Tag: haunted house

Our Invisible Roommates: What The Conjuring Gets Right and Wrong About Living in A Haunted House

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A man and a woman embrace outside of an older looking two story white house. They are under a curved, ominous looking tree

|Wil McMillen| I’m going to tell you something, and you can either choose to believe it or not. (Deep breath, exhale) I lived in a real-life haunted house for six months. From January to June 2013, my family and I were having our house renovated. During that time, we had to live in a rental house that had more than enough weird things happen to bring us to the conclusion that… Continue reading

Echoes of the Past: Let’s Scare Jessica to Death and the Haunted Heroine Archetype

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A headache = a brunette woman rubbing her temples with both hands

|Courtney Kowalke| Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

Or did I? Do you believe everything I write in these reviews? Do you take me at my word when I mention details from my life, or is there a sliver of doubt? Do you know who I am offline? When I’m not the person behind the keyboard telling you… Continue reading

Ghosts in Spain: The Complicated History of Amenábar’s Breakout Hit

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Nicole Kidman cries while looking through a metal gate in the fog front of a large mansion.

|Malcolm Cooke| The Others plays at the Trylon Cinema from Friday, January 10th through Sunday, January 12th. Visit trylon.org for tickets and more information. Director Alejandro Amenábar wrote the music for his third film, The Others (2001), just like he had for all of his previous projects. He was admittedly still an… Continue reading