An American Haunting

[iago]

Another crappy movie. A witch puts a curse on the house, and weird stuff happens. The daughter gets thrown around the room. And again. And again. And again. Something happens, the end.

Again, it started out good and promising. I'm starting to wonder if they've gotten really bad at making good movies lately. I don't watch many recent movies, but if these last couple are typical, it's upsetting.

[trust]

yeah I thought this one was a waste of money when I saw it, despite the previews looking promising.

[iago]

I was reading about it, and apparently it's based on a true story. THAT'S the problem! Real life is pretty boring.

[Super_X]

I was reading about it, and apparently it's based on a true story. THAT'S the problem! Real life is pretty boring.

Usually "based on a true story" in ghost stories means "The names we used in this movie actually exist."

[iago]

I was reading about it, and apparently it's based on a true story. THAT'S the problem! Real life is pretty boring.

Usually "based on a true story" in ghost stories means "The names we used in this movie actually exist."

I don't know so much about others, but this is actually based on a case of an actual haunting.

Here's the "official" website: http://www.bellwitch.org/home.htm

[Quik]

I was reading about it, and apparently it's based on a true story. THAT'S the problem! Real life is pretty boring.

Usually "based on a true story" in ghost stories means "The names we used in this movie actually exist."

I don't know so much about others, but this is actually based on a case of an actual haunting.

Here's the "official" website: http://www.bellwitch.org/home.htm

He's pretty much right. The director of the Texas Chainsaw Massecre, which was famous for being "based on a true story", basically said that the movie was truely based on a real dream he once had. That's marketing for you, eh?

[iago]

He's pretty much right. The director of the Texas Chainsaw Massecre, which was famous for being "based on a true story", basically said that the movie was truely based on a real dream he once had. That's marketing for you, eh?

I don't disagree that that's a common thing. But I was just saying in this instance, it's based on a documented case , for what that's worth. I started reading about it when the movie started boring me.

I don't know why you'd ever advertise "based on a true story" though -- real life is boring, I'd be less inclined to see true cases.

Now basing stuff on dreams, that's where it's at. Lovecraft is the greatest horror writer of all time (in my humble opinion), and most of what he wrote was based on his dreams.