Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

kplumstead Well - despite the negative views on this, i found it to be a chilling encounter with unnatural forces - be interesting to see what the reviews do now after the "most haunted" team have been there trying to DEBUNK it all and failing miserably...... they were truly scared -i get that in the film there are some calendarical errors, that aside, it was a good movie - all the more so for being based on true events and i do not personally think that it swayed far from the path of truth - in the eyes of those that lived through it - there is always the doubt that it was flounced up (artistic expression and all that malarky) but if you get back to the bare bones of it.......

Mel McCaw The movie is, essentially, a ghost story but could also be described as a family drama. It is set on a council estate in Yorkshire, England which is a change from the "mansion in the middle of nowhere" setting, commonplace in many ghost story horrors that I've seen over the years. Additionally, it's set in the 1970s, which is one of the reasons why I loved this movie so much; everything is, to my knowledge, periodically correct (except for the manga poster above the bed - weird!). The costume and cultural aspects (eg. the wearing of flares, and Top of The Pops on the television) were amazing as well. As a result, I feel lots of British viewers, especially those 40+, could relate to this movie because they would have grown up in houses just like this, with similar families etc. Don't get me wrong, it is also interesting and entertaining for younger generations. The only really bad part was the Priest's accent.. was he Scottish? Irish? South African? In terms of plot, it's nothing we haven't seen before; a ghost haunting a family. There are a few good scares though. All in all, I really enjoyed this film and I think it's an excellent example of British horror.

FlashCallahan The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find out something is already living there. Len, Jenny and their daughter Sally struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by the poltergeist. It becomes apparent that Sally is the poltergeist's main focus of attention, and the house slowly becomes a living nightmare. Its true story time again, and here we have a 'real life' relative of the family not only writing the film, but also directing the tale. Now, whilst he doesn't pull any punches with the families struggles, it hardly touches on the financial crisis that befell many at the time.But then the film is about a poltergeist haunting a family. Imagine The Entity with several helping of stodgy hot-pot, and you get the gist of this film.But my gosh, its a mundane plodding affair, about as depressing as Sunday evening when you realise that the weekend is over.The cast are OK, Ashfield is okay as the troubled mother, but Waddington is fabulous as the anxious father. He knows his family are on the breadline, and now he has even more spirits to add to the ones he has at his local. But he is the only highlight of this otherwise poor film.Which is a shame, because the story is so interesting, but the result I'm afraid comes across more like a Heartbeat Halloween special, than a feature film.

Tony Bush Low-budget British paranormal chiller that avoids (praise be) the increasingly overused found-footage gimmick and settles instead for a traditionally scripted and shot narrative.It's a haunted house picture, set in the early 70s on a working class housing estate in Yorkshire. The period is nicely evoked, along with depictions of industrial action and accompanying power-cuts. Salt-of-the-earth-type mum and dad move into a council dream-home with teen daughter. Before long, poltergeist activity kicks off, escalating into increasingly violent attacks and malevolent manifestations. There's the restless spirit of a murdered little girl and...something much darker at play.Part traditional horror fodder, part social commentary on the parenting "skills" of the time, it is refreshingly unpretentious and doesn't waste the first half of the film with a protracted focus on the adults/disbelievers coming to terms with what is actually going on.Based on an apparently true case of a 1960s "haunting" it does have a unique ring of authenticity in characterisation, setting and execution. There are echoes of KES-era Ken Loach, neo-realistic British kitchen-sink drama and Play For Today tropes integrated quite seamlessly with post-modern RING/GRUDGE schema. This is all great until the CGI workout kicks in at the end, with a jarring and disconnecting effect, as though suddenly the audience is wrenched out of a skilfully constructed reality into a whole different stylistic architecture where Hollywood's POLTERGEIST runs the show.Full of nice disconcerting moments and some creepy turns, both fully lit and when the power cuts out, this is much more satisfying than many of its cookie-cutter US counterparts. Can't beat a good old-fashioned British ghost story for inducing a bit of skin-creeping fun. Also, once again, nice to see a modern horror picture with a positive outcome.