Incident In A Ghostland

A mother of two who inherits a house is confronted with murderous intruders on the first night in their new home and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later when the daughters reunite at the house, things get really strange. (IMDB)

I was afraid to watch another psychological drama masqueraded as an horror movie. While there is definitely a psychological dimension to Incident in a Ghostland, it manages to stay on track instead of flooding our screens with slow scenes of crying faces on background of violin music.

The violence in this movie is sordid and it isn’t until the end that we can fully mesure what horror befell the two girls. This movie isn’t for everyone and should come with a warning for the recovering victims of abuse.

It was a good watch and while it was darker than I had expected, Pascal Laugier (the director of Martyrs) managed to avoid unnecessary drama and deliver a cold and uncomfortable horror film.

Also, I was very surprised to see Mylène Farmer playing a role in an horror movie. She was convincing and I only wish that we could see her more often.

Trivia : Actress Taylor Hickson suffered a gruesome facial injury when she crashed through a glass door while filming, resulting in 70 stitches. She later sued the film’s production company for the accident. (IMDB)