An American Haunting

Name: An American Haunting
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: May 5, 2006
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Sissy Spacek

2006

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: May 5, 2006 | Unrated

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Sissy Spacek

Summary: An American Haunting is based on true events documented by the State of Tennessee. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown, unseen presence that terrorized the family. To date, it is the only recorded case in American history where a spirit of entity has caused the death of a humanAn American Haunting is based on true events documented by the State of Tennessee. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown, unseen presence that terrorized the family. To date, it is the only recorded case in American history where a spirit of entity has caused the death of a human being. (After Dark Films)… Expand

Director: Courtney Solomon

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 83 min

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Felix Vasques Jr.

Yet another light weight PG-13 film that poses rather well as an honest to goodness horror film. Read full review

Jack Mathews

There are jolts galore in a movie stuffed with the basic tricks of the evil-spirit trade - banging noises in the attic, slamming doors and windows, spinning clocks, shaking beds, rabid beasts, disappearing children and the occasional moment of eyeball-rolling possession. Read full review

Jim Ridley

The movie exhausts its blast-in-the-face scares through repetition. A wasted opportunity-- especially since the events as reported scarcely need embellishing. Read full review

Marc Savlov

It really IS fun to watch yet another oddball turn by Sutherland, and a marginally restrained one from Spacek. It's just not THAT fun. Read full review

Nathan Lee

An American Haunting purports to be based on a documented event, although most of its inspiration has been drawn from the empty well of "The Exorcist" and its progeny. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Its images came from a dusty box in the horror-movie attic, and the attic is where the entire picture will be in a month. Read full review

Ty Burr

An American Haunting sets the bar at a new low: It makes ''The Blair Witch Project" look like a masterpiece of world cinema. Read full review

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stonecoldsam

Sep 26, 2012

phenomenal