The Banshee Chapter

Name: The Banshee Chapter
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: January 10, 2014
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 62

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XLrator Media | Release Date: January 10, 2014 | R

Summary: When journalist Anne Roland (Katia Winter) goes looking for a missing friend, she uncovers the U.S. government's most terrifying secret.

Director: Blair Erickson

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 87 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Jan 10, 2014

Like "Cat People", The Banshee Chapter is both elegant and terrifying. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jan 8, 2014

Proving the “Paranormal Activity” formula can still work when used with canny restraint, Erickson achieves good results with long, eerie found-footage takes that end in jolts. Read full review

Film.com Laremy Legel

Jan 9, 2014

Where The Banshee Chapter thrives is the overwhelming claustrophobia of the film. Read full review

Wes Greene

Jan 7, 2014

Director Blair Erickson surely has style to burn, even if he oftentimes betrays his atmospheric shorthand and gets cold feet at the most inopportune moments. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Jan 9, 2014

The central drama never fully engages, but the jolts that Banshee delivers are check-the-locks scary. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jan 9, 2014

Blair Erickson’s inventive low-budget horror film doesn’t fully live up to its provocative premise, and its extensive use of the found-footage style gives it an all too familiar feel. But it offers some genuine scares along the way, as well as a terrific performance by the ever-reliable Ted Levine. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Jan 8, 2014

Blending supernatural hokum with real horrors of U.S. history — namely, the MKUltra experiments performed by the CIA in the 1950s — The Banshee Chapter superficially resembles some lost episode of "The X-Files." Read full review

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A_So_Horror_Fan

May 23, 2015

The story in “The Banshee Chapter” creates an almost instantly captivating tale around urban legends that arose after it was made public of the black ops experiments the Government implemented on citizens during the 60’s and 70’s using LSD. That is a conspiracy lore ideology that I findThe story in “The Banshee Chapter” creates an almost instantly captivating tale around urban legends that arose after it was made public of the black ops experiments the Government implemented on citizens during the 60’s and 70’s using LSD. That is a conspiracy lore ideology that I find myself trolling the internet reading. This element weaves eerily effortlessly into the Lovecraft world of horror, particularly the story surrounding the scientist that creates an antenna that becomes a gateway between worlds ultimately allowing both sides to move between. “The Banshee Chapter” pushes out a dark, nightmare that stays serious, flows nicely, and maintains a chilling atmosphere from start to finish without becoming boring.

The acting in this film is pretty stellar, not too melodramatic or forced but so polished that it just seems over-rehearsed. The transitions between the found footage scenes and the standard third person point-of-view are balanced and move smoothly without the effects being made into some big production. The special effects and soundtrack in “The Banshee Chapter” both work nicely in creating a chilling, and entertaining atmosphere with moments that are gripping, and intense while feeling creepy as heck. The special effects are the usual gimmicks and tricks to create shock moments and suspense but the director maintains control of the elements so nothing looks cheap or pointless, or more importantly lacking.… Expand