10/10
True horror lies in religion it self
27 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Every time i see a movie about ghost stories, haunted house or demonic possession i don't expect much more than atmosphere and one of two shocks scenes.

This film has all you expect from a ghost story and much, much more. The way it construct the atmosphere is beautiful. It feels like if the house itself if giving you a slow tour beneath its dark corridors. The narration is just perfect, it grabs you at the very beginning.

But let me focus not on what you really expect from this movie. This film its no conventional ghost story, for there is no ghost. There is no demon. The only thing that hunts this movie its religion itself. The story is construct around the basic idea of confronting a idealistic religious dead mother and her dark cult to what she believes its the right choice for a living.

It really surpass every conventional ghost story film. Its a brave film and a really brave director to take the story to another level entirely.

They did a tremendous job telling you the story, if feels like there is this haunted house where nobody is there to be haunted. Its nostalgic the way its narrated.

Its an amazing film, beautiful atmosphere, a great and intriguing sound work, it really submerge you into the house, and overall it has a deep, meaningful and complex background taking religion as the mainly horror subject in this film.
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