Saturday is Horror Day #206 - Incident in a Ghostland

 Incident in a Ghostland

A new home often means a new life. And that is the hope of Pauline (Mylene Farmer) as she and her two daughters, Vera (Taylor Hickson) and Beth (Emilia Jones) move into a house left by Pauline's aunt. The sisters seem to be total opposites, Beth being an introvert whose only wants to write, and Vera being louder and more outspoken. Vera resents their mother for what she perceives as her preferential treatment of Beth. They stop in town before going to the house and there they learn that there is someone who is killing families - and leaving the daughters alive for their own purposes. Great way to start a new life!

They arrive at the house and find that it is creepy, with strange and unusual dolls everywhere. But before they can even get settled in their new home, the three women find themselves fighting for their lives against two strange intruders.

Sixteen years pass, and Beth receives an emergency call from Vera to come back to the house immediately.  She returns to find Vera a self-contained prisoner in the basement, unable to get past what happened to her, despite their mother's best efforts to help her. Once they are reunited, the sisters find themselves once more battling to save their lives.

This film is definitely a psychological drama with plenty of twists and turns. First, there is what happened during the original attack, which is certainly scarring on its own. Then what happens later. However, what you see isn't necessarily what you get. There are definite twists and turns in this story, but it's also confusing. And I felt it was almost a story in search of a plot. Maybe some background as to the aunt who previously owned the house would have been helpful. Or more character development of the girls and their mother. I am still not entirely sure what happened, even after watching the whole thing. I'll give this film 3 Stars. Watch at your own risk, but I would like to hear someone else's take on it.