Séance (2006)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Mark L. Smith

Writer (WGA):

Mark L. Smith (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

5 college kids, one ghostly killer... you do the math

Plot:

In an attempt to rid their dorm of a troublesome little girl ghost a group of college students inadvertently bring back the little girl's killer.

Plot Keywords:

Student | College | College Student | Roommate | Thanksgiving

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Kandis Erickson	...	Lauren
Bridget Shergalis	...	Cara Furia
Tori White	...	Melina
Chauntal Lewis	...	Alison
Brandon Smith	...	Student
Jack Hunter	...	Syd
Emily O'Brien	...	Girl
Joel Geist	...	Grant
A.J. Lamas	...	Diego
Adrian Paul	...	Spence
Ruby Garson	...	Young Rosa
Andrew Welsh	...	Cop
Mike Kimmel	...	Paramedic
Kate Robbins	...	Rosa Furia
Martin Szumanski	...	Security Guard

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some drug use and sexual content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cheyenne Studios - 27567 Fantastic Lane, Castaic, California, USA

Company:

Wind Chill Films

Trivia:

Winner of "Best Dramatic Feature" at the Eureka Springs Digital Film Festival. Finalist in Horror Fest UK.

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Soundtrack:

I'm Allrigth

Reasonable Ghost Story

In the Thanksgiving, five college students stay in their dormitory in the old Chelsea building alone with the security guard Syd (Jack Hunter) that locks the building for security reason. When Lauren (Kandis Erickson) tells to her roommates Melina (Tori White) and Alison (Chauntal Lewis) that their bathroom is haunted by the ghost of a little girl, they do not trust on her words. Lauren meets her neighbor of the same floor Grant (Joel Geist) and he tells that the girl was the Italian immigrant Cara Furia (Bridget Shergalis) that died when she felt down in the elevator shaft. He tells that another tragedy happened in the building with the janitor Jesse Spence (Adrian Paul). When Lauren tells the story to her friends, Alison's boyfriend Diego (A.J. Lamas) decides to hold a séance and summon the spirit of Cara Furia. However, they bring of the evil Spencer instead, and their night of fun becomes a nightmare.

"Séance" is a reasonable ghost story, with a creepy story that is not so bad. However, most of the characters are stupid and has the most imbecile and unreasonable attitude – specially considering that they are college students. But the movie entertains and I startled a couple of times. In the end, the policeman says to Lauren that so far they had found three bodies. Wait for the credits, because they find the fourth body with a surprise. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Quarto do Medo" ("Room of Fear")