Haunted houses. Whether or not they exist, they creep me out. Whether it was Robert Stack on Unsolved Mysteries doing his thing, or those Discovery Channel documentaries on hauntings, I just could not sleep that night without my 12-guage.
Going hand-in-hand with Matt’s earlier post, over at the official site for AN AMERICAN HAUNTING is the trailer for the film, starring Sissy Spacek (CARRIE) and Donald Sutherland (ahem, VIRUS).
The film (screened earlier in November at the AFI Film Fest, and will be released threatrically January 1st) is based on the true events that happened in Tennessee of the only case in US History where a spirit or entity caused the death of a man. Between the years 1818-1820, the Bell Family of Red River, Tennessee was visited by an unknown presence that haunted the family and eventually ended up causing the death of one its members. Starting with small sounds around the farm, and the siting of a strange black wolf with piercing yellow eyes, the sounds escalated into full brutal contact with the certain family members, causing psychological and physical torment. The attacks grew in strength, with the spirit slapping, pulling, dragging, and beating the Bell’s youngest daughter. The Bells searched for rational explanations and ways to rid their house of this entity, but to no avail as the spirit began to communicate with them through sounds, and eventually multiple voices that sounded like the wind. Creepy indeed. Kind of makes you wish GHOSTBUSTERS were around then.
Click here for the trailer, or click here for the official site.
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