The Haunting of Marsten Manor (2007)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Dave Sapp

Writers:

Dave Sapp (screenplay)
Julie Sapp (screenplay)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Fear is in the eye of the beholder

Plot:

Jill (Brianne Davis), a girl angry about being blind and struggling with her faith, unexpectedly inherits...

Plot Keywords:

Supernatural

Cast

Brianne Davis	...	Jill
Ken Luckey	...	Rob
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ezra Buzzington	...	Hank
C. Thomas Howell	...	Captain Williams
Janice Knickrehm	...	Dorothy Marsten
Shawn Nottingham	...	Soldier #2
Alan Peterson	...	John Waterford
Blayne Quarnstrom	...	Soldier #1
Julie Sapp	...	Kate Marsten
Devin Wolfe	...	Cook's son
Christine Woods	...	Erika

MPAA:

Rated PG for some violent and scary moments.

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (NTSC Color) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Arcadian Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the "Family Bible" is opened, they find that several sections have been marked by the former owner due to their importance to her. The first page has a sentence marked in red. It appears that a red pencil was used to highlight the biblical phrase so she could find it more easily in the future. If we assume that red pencils were in existence in the 1800s, then this is plausible. But, when they refer to the next two sections that the Bible's owner highlighted, we see that the sections are no longer highlighted in red pencil. Instead, the prop manager has allowed certain sections of the bible to be typed in red, rather than the usual black ink. It is obvious that the pages were typed on a computer, with the pertinent phrases allowed to stand out with red ink. It is impossible for an original family bible that was over 100 years old to have only the phrases of interest to the owner typed in red ink.

Incredible movie!

Saw this movie at a film festival in Orem, Utah. Heard the budget was rather low, and the story, quality, and concept -- with redeeming message for a horror film -- blew me away. Make sure you rent this one for a scary movie with a heart.

The main leads are all actors on the rise. They did a great job portraying the emotions involved in the story. One of the supporting actors, Julie Sapp, was convincing as the main "ghost" in the story. She was downright scary! She apparently also was a co-writer, co-director-, co-composer, co-everything on this film with her talented husband, Dave Sapp.

Imagine what will happen the next time this duo gets more of a budget and makes their next film!