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It was an okay watch. The suspense keeps you wanting to know the ending. However, it starts to become way too unrealistic further along the way as the director was trying way too hard to keep his daughter, Lady Raven, around for longer than she was needed to give her fame exposure in real life. Poor choice of actor in that department out of nepotism. I sense the movie was centered around the singer to gain exposure 15 min into the movie. Googled her and I wasn’t wrong. It felt too “ set up” is what I’m saying. The dad was the best part of the movie. His acting made the movie what it is. Real great actor.

SPOILER ALERT: I’m a horror fanatic here and I thought this film was wonderfully executed. Obviously, you need to have lived and experienced life trauma enough to understand the characters or you’re going to be left disappointed from lack of understanding. Mental health plays a huge role in the film. The mom was not in a healthy mental head space. She carried a huge weight of guilt over the death of her son and once she found the girl she saw the girl as an opportunity to fix what she felt she was responsible for. The ending is due to guilt and not being mentally stable. That’s why the mom voluntarily left. She caved in to her mental illness because she missed her son so much even if it was just a mimic of him it was better than living on missing him endlessly. It was a suicidal act. I’d say this film is for older or wiser audience and not someone looking for some teen jump scares.

I am appalled by the negative criticisms! The pattern of these critics is that they’ve never been in an DV relationship and specifically not one that dealt with substance abuse and it’s the exact reason they don’t get it and are quick to judge. I have. And I can’t tell you enough how spot on this film was. It was as if this film was made for me. Minus the swearing part, Alex reminded me of myself in almost every way! Maybe it’s hard for people to believe that people like Nate exists and also people who still have honesty, dignity and integrity like Alex, despite her life experiences, because they are speaking from their own negatively affected behaviors but I’m here to tell you, there are, but while not many, there are. If you are looking for a movie with a perfect story line like Twilight, then this isn’t for you. This movie is about real life events that happens everyday and a film that shines light on what it’s like to be with an alcoholic/abuser with very little to no support outside of your home with a child that depends on you. So if you’re looking for some fast, fantasy film or a film that is made to only satisfy your own needs then skip it. Other than that, this film brings awareness to DV and shows people why the cycle continues—lack of resources, support systemically and familial, money, and then the belief itself that the abuser has changed. I’ve never seen a film with so many exceptional actors! Also the metaphors were so intense and beautiful! I am a victim and I found the dark humor to be funny. Lots of crying and laughing throughout this series.

⭐️ SPOILER ALERT ⭐️ I loved the movie until the end. I absolutely HATED the ending and it’s not even because Catherine dies. It felt like a very cheap, low-budget film ending. The storm graphic was horrible. Suddenly I felt like I was watching a fantasy film instead of a horror. Poorly executed ending. I loved how it wasn’t a slow paced film but also not rushed. It was perfectly paced in a sensible and patient speed. The ending wrapped up so quickly it was like the producer got lazy and just wanted to end the movie. I loved the acting, the tension, and storyline even thought it was predictable except for the part Catherine dies. To some who doesn’t understand the movie, there wasn’t anything left unanswered which was what I appreciated about the movie. It wasn’t confusing and everything was disclosed. The mistress is clearly a very young girl who thought she could have fun seeking sexual thrill with a married man until her conscious starts beating on her. She snaps from fantasy and remembers her father whom she evidently hates was the same promiscuous and deceitful husband to her mother. That’s when she decided to end the affair. One thing to note is that the only way the homicide can continue its cycle is if the husband already has evil intentions to begin with. Keep in mind that the house is at least a century year old. There has been other families that lived in and out of the house. Remember that during the seance Floyd has mentioned that evil spirits only exists if there is already evil surrounding you which would be George, the husband. He welcomed the evil spirit of the previous killer husband to attach to him naturally through his wicked doings. He killed his cousin to inherit the boat. He also got fired from his previous job for what we know involves sexual misconduct (he claims it was another professor but we can be confident it was him because of his overtly sexual interests in young girls). The angelic spirit, Ella, which is the last wife who was murdered before Catherine, tries to give Catherine a sign but because of the evil spirit from one of the former husband home-owner, she was overpowered and failed to communicate with her. Ella also acts as Catherine’s guidance angel as a way of paying it forward because the murdered wife before Ella also tried to help Ella but was unsuccessful. When Catherine gets sedated and calls for Ella’s help, she also gave her permission to delicately possess her which was how she was able to manage through the sedative and get to the phone until the evil husband ghost whisked Ella away. When this happens, she also leaves Catherine’s body and Catherine is no longer able to manage and her body gives in to the sedative giving her husband the perfect opportunity to murder her without resistance. Catherine and Ella both used their spiritual force to wake Justine from a coma the doctor claimed “she’ll never wake from.” George dies in the end from a curse of karma which was written in an old book Catherine found in the beginning where “damned” was scribbled in it. This also promises justice to all the women killed because the evil doers shall also receive evil. The ring Catherine wear has been passed down since the very first owner and as long as she wore it, it would give Ella close access to her presence. Ella even signaled her to the ring in the kitchen. Remember that her friend said she was buried with that ring so Ella had wanted Catherine to wear the ring. Notice when Catherine dies, the ring came off. Loved the story line just hated the ending.