The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013)

Director:

Tom Elkins

Writer:

David Coggeshall (written by)

Release Date:

14 March 2013 (Singapore)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A young family moves into an historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.

Plot Keywords:

Georgia | Daughter | Racism | Mother Daughter Relationship | Slavery

Cast

Abigail Spencer	...	Lisa Wyrick
Morgana Shaw	...	Lisa's Mother
Emily Alyn Lind	...	Heidi Wyrick
Chad Michael Murray	...	Andy Wyrick
Grant James	...	Mr. Gordy
Katee Sackhoff	...	Joyce
Mary Louise Coffee	...	Lady Ghost Guide
Lauren Pennington	...	Nell (as Lauren Whitney Pennington)
Sam Polin	...	Burlap Station Master - 1993
Lance E. Nichols	...	Pastor Wells
Jaren Mitchell	...	Levi
Cicely Tyson	...	Mama Kay
Brad James	...	Prentiss
Wayne Pére	...	Station Master - 1858
Hunter Burke	...	Arthur the Conductor
C. Stuart Rome	...	Hooded Attacker (as Stuart Rome)
John T. Wilson Jr.	...	Hooded Attacker (as John Wilson)
Adolph Voight	...	Hooded Attacker
Darrell Frey	...	Hooded Attacker
Thomas Daniel	...	Hooded Attacker
Gabe Bourdeaux	...	Hooded Attacker
Andrea Frankle	...	Dr. Segar
Idella Johnson	...	Slave Mother
Tyler Humphrey	...	Slave Boy
Michael Daingerfield	...	Reporter #1
Barbara Tyson	...	Reporter #2 (as Barb Tyson)
Fiona Hogan	...	Reporter #3
Tom Elkins	...	Reporter #4
Peter Forest	...	Ghost
Shadoe Knight	...	Ghost
Britney Brown	...	Ghost
Jimez Alexander	...	Ghost
Shamerick Simoneaux	...	Ghost
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monica Acosta	...	Coroner (uncredited)
Gene Kevin Hames Jr.	...	EMT (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Elkins

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Coggeshall		written by

Produced by
Paul Brooks	....	producer
Leon Clarance	....	executive producer
Brad Kessell	....	co-producer
Jeff Levine	....	co-producer
Joe MacCarthy	....	executive producer
Scott Niemeyer	....	producer
Bobby Ranghelov	....	line producer
Jonathan Shore	....	associate producer
Norm Waitt	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Wandmacher

Cinematography by
Yaron Levy

Film Editing by
Tom Elkins
Elliot Greenberg

Casting by
Eyde Belasco

Art Direction by
Jeremy Woolsey

Set Decoration by
Erika Rice

Costume Design by
Dana Embree		(as Dana Marie Embree)
Jennifer Kamrath

Makeup Department
Andre Bustanoby	....	make-up effects
Robin Byrd	....	additional makeup artist
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Theresa A. Fleming	....	key hair stylist
Melissa Forney	....	department head hair
Rose Librizzi	....	makeup department head (as Rose Librizzi-Davis)
Todd Masters	....	make-up effects: designer and producer
Chrissy Morris	....	key makeup artist (as Christina Morris-Reeder)
Danielle Noe	....	make-up effects: artist
Shena Osborne	....	additional hair
Laura Palazzolo	....	make-up effects: artist
Dan Rebert	....	make-up effects: designer and supervisor
Richard Redlefsen	....	make-up effects: artist
Mark Viniello	....	make-up effects: coordinator

Production Management
Koah Kruse	....	post-production supervisor
Charles Rapp	....	unit production manager
Cj Stewart	....	post-production manager: dailies

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Borden	....	first assistant director
Chelsea Donison	....	second second assistant director
Brad Kessell	....	splinter unit director
Jeff Levine	....	splinter unit director
Aaron Walters	....	second assistant director

Art Department
David Adams	....	greensman
Paul Albert	....	construction foreman
Pauline Boudreaux	....	construction medic
William Burck	....	scenic foreman
Adam Cambre	....	set dresser
Jonathan Cappel	....	on-set dresser
Shawn Copley	....	scenic painter
Mikael Corbin	....	art department intern
Rusty Culotta	....	scenic painter
Eileen Dennehy	....	set dresser
Shem Derby	....	scenic painter
Erin Foster	....	art coordinator
Matthew Gatlin	....	prop master (as Matt Gatlin)
Matthew Gatlin	....	set designer (as Matt Gatlin)
John Jackson	....	propmaker
Steve Jones	....	construction coordinator
Daniel Kirschner	....	set dresser
Rose Leiker	....	assistant property master
Jordan Lightner	....	set dresser
Daniel Lord	....	welder
Salvorte Marino	....	propmaker
Jenifer Marrus	....	storyboard artist (as Marrus)
Kizzie Autumn Martin	....	art production assistant
Robert Miller	....	propmaker
Jason Oertling	....	lead scenic
Eric Patrick	....	storyboard artist
Jared W. Petticrew	....	scenic painter
John Richoux	....	leadman
Deanna Simmons	....	set decoration buyer
Jeffrey Scott Thomas	....	propmaker (as Jeffrey Thomas)
Perry James Trentacosta	....	scenic painter (as Perry James)
Greg White	....	scenic painter (as Gregory White)
Richard Wolf	....	propmaker
Tony Ziegler	....	set dresser (as William Ziegler)

Sound Department
Aynsley Baldwin	....	adr coordinator
Jeffree Bloomer	....	production sound mixer
Scott Brewster	....	adr mixer
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Anthony Cargioli	....	boom operator
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
Matt Dawson	....	adr mixer
Kathleen Edwards	....	adr recordist
Jason Gaya	....	adr mixer (as Jason 'Frenchie' Gaya)
David Green	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kirby Jinnah	....	supervising sound editor
Matt Kunau	....	dolby consultant (as Matthew Kunau)
Roy Machado	....	adr mixer
Jason Mauza	....	foley editor (as Jason Mauzo)
Tor McAfee Kingdon	....	adr mixer
Kevin Meier	....	boom operator day player
Glen Noseworthy	....	foley mixer
Ryan Nowak	....	sound effects editor
Belinda Pattison	....	assistant sound editor
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Rodney	....	assistant sound editor
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shane Shemko	....	foley walker
Ryan Thompson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ann Townshend	....	assistant sound editor (as Anne Townshend)
Jon Vogl	....	adr mixer
Cam Wagner	....	foley walker
James Wallace	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Jason Babin	....	special effects technician
Russell Bowers	....	special effects
Michael H. Clark	....	special effects technician
Bernhard Eichholz	....	special effects makeup
Jack Lynch	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Joey Bonander	....	visual effects coordinator
Russell Bowers	....	visual effects artist
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Andre Bustanoby	....	makeup and visual effects
Kipp Crawford	....	visual effects artist
Wesley Cronk	....	visual effects artist
Brett Dowler	....	visual effects producer (segments)
Debora Dunphy	....	compositing artist
Mike Ek	....	flame artist
Steve Fait	....	visual effects producer: Splice
John Fikishima	....	compositing supervisor
Ryan Gibson	....	lead artist
Perry Kroll	....	visual effects artist
Matthew Lane	....	compositing artist
Gerald Lauze	....	CG artist
Andy Lefton	....	visual effects artist
Ben Looran	....	visual effects supervisor
Ralph Maiers	....	visual effects supervisor
Salman 'Sal' Malik	....	cg artist (as Salman Malik)
Bill Martin	....	CG artist
Young Joon Mok	....	flame artist (as Young Mok)
Josh Peterson	....	digital compositor
Chris Phillips	....	CG artist
Ryan J. Quinlan	....	compositor
Chris Roff	....	visual effects head of production
Harrison Rutherford	....	compositing artist
Dan Sumpter	....	lead artist
Johnnie Travis	....	additional visual effects artist
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	visual effects editor (as Nikko Tsiotsias)
Caleb Wagner	....	CG artist
Andrew J. Wahlquist	....	visual effects supervisor
Worth Bjorn Walters	....	digital compositor
Ben Watne	....	visual effects artist
Lauren Weidel	....	visual effects coordinator
Mark Youngren	....	visual effects artist
Gino Zappia	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Tom Akos	....	stunt rigger
Regis Arrington	....	stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunt rigger (as Chris Fletcher)
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt coordinator
Steve M. Hammond	....	stunt driver
Regis Harrington	....	stunt double
Leigh Hennessy	....	stunts
Bill Scharpf	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Brielyn Sexeny	....	stunt double
Matt Thompson	....	stunt double
John Zimmerman	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Cook Allender	....	still photographer
Amanda Bruce Parker	....	additional first assistant camera (as Amanda G. Bruce)
Bryan Bubba Carlisle	....	company grip (as Bryan Carlisle)
Bryan Bubba Carlisle	....	grip
Michael Chateauneuf	....	best boy electric (as Michael Chaeauneuf)
Andrew Jason Clark	....	company grip (as Andrew Clark)
Brown Cooper	....	director of photography: second unit
Brandon Cunningham	....	gaffer
Joe D'Alessandro	....	additional camera operator
Nicholas Davidoff	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Nicholas Davidoff	....	steadicam operator
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip
Bryan Delorenzo	....	a camera first assistant
Chris Fisher	....	b camera: first assistant
Cody Gautreau	....	a camera second assistant
John Gorman	....	electrician (as John 'Jarhead' Gorman)
John Gorman	....	second unit: gaffer
Daniel Hillman	....	company grip
Scott Hillman	....	best boy grip
Bobby Huber	....	dolly grip
Jodie Jones	....	epk camera operator
Drew Langhart	....	epk camera operator
Loui J. LeRoy	....	additional second assistant camera
Fransisco Luevano	....	company grip
Dan McKee	....	camera production assistant (as Daniel McKee)
Charlie Nauman	....	b camera: second assistant
Jack Nealy	....	electrician
Rafael Ramirez	....	electrician
Edward Spitzer	....	electrician
Steven Lee Tyler	....	electrician (as Steven Tyler)
Jesse Valenzuela	....	electrician
Stephen Vicari	....	digital utility
Mike Weekes	....	electrician
John Scott Williams	....	camera production assistant

Casting Department
Brent Caballero	....	casting director: Louisiana
Lydia Laine	....	extras casting assistant
Hank Langlois	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melissa Reed	....	key set costumer
Jen Wasson	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Andrew Drazek	....	dailies technician
Ryan Gee	....	digital intermediate operator
Tyler Glodt	....	post-production assistant
Lee Hultman	....	assistant colorist
Lee Hultman	....	digital intermediate editor
Lawrence Klein	....	assistant editor
Leandro Marini	....	digital intermediate colorist
Frank Openchowski	....	assistant editor
Alan Pao	....	digital intermediate producer
Robbie Renfrow	....	additional colorist
Juan Soto	....	dailies editor
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	first assistant editor (as Nikko Tsiotsias)
Rain Valdez	....	digital intermediate producer
Andrew J. Wahlquist	....	digital intermediate technical supervisor
James Cotten	....	digital intermediate executive producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Hal Beckett	....	music supervisor (as Hal Foxton Beckett)
Susie Bench	....	conductor (as Susie Benchasil Seiter)
Susie Bench	....	orchestrator (as Susie Benchasil Seiter)
Meagan Carsience	....	music editor
Mark Curry	....	scoring mixer
Vince Renaud	....	score mixer: additional music
Chad Seiter	....	additional arrangements
Justin Thompson	....	score mixing assistant
Michael Wandmacher	....	programming: and music design
Joshua Winget	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Richard Brown	....	picture car contributor
Don Courtney	....	driver (as Donald Courtney)
Mark Hindman	....	driver
Robert Jepson	....	fuel truck driver (as Rob Jepson)
Sheila Kirtley	....	driver
Mark Nelson	....	driver
Joseph Smith	....	transportation captain (as Joseph 'Smitty' Smith)
John H. Stephens	....	driver
Doug Wilson	....	transportation coordinator
Vevi Wilson	....	driver

Other crew
Lisa Ampuero	....	production office intern
Melanie Aymami	....	key craft service (as Melanie Burck)
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Dan Barentine	....	assistant: Chad Michael Murray
Joanna Battles	....	dialect coach
Michael Beran	....	animal trainer
Christine Bloomingdale	....	studio teacher
Cameron Boling	....	set production assistant
Ashley Brahm	....	production coordinator
Beau Brasseaux	....	stand-in (as Beau Brasso)
Bryan Broussard	....	set production assistant
Laurence Brown	....	bridge finance and tax credit financing legal services
David Bush	....	set production assistant
Adam Capone	....	set production assistant
Susan Ciari	....	payroll accountant
Jarred Coates	....	electronic press kit
Courtney Colman	....	cfo
Bobbi Colorado	....	dog trainer
Kevin Cox	....	production office assistant
Leslie Davis	....	legal coordinator
Gregory Diamond	....	legal/business affairs
Konrad Dowling	....	insurance
Don Dunn	....	production consultant
Nathaniel Eagel	....	animal trainer
Hazen S. Finnerty Jr.	....	set medic
Ross Gabrieli	....	chef (as Ross Gabrielli)
Arthur J. Gallagher	....	insurance
Kristin Garlington	....	assistant production coordinator
Pamela Garrett	....	first assistant accountant (as Pam Garrett)
Jourdan Gibson	....	legal coordinator
Tyler Glodt	....	post production assistant
Drew Guillory	....	epk cameraman
Mariah Breitel Hembree	....	post script services
Rebecca Herbert	....	assistant to cast
Jennifer Hoffman	....	assistant: to Mr. Brooks
Lana Jackson	....	set medic
James Kay	....	legal counsel: UK
Scott M. King	....	production assistant
Grace LaRocca	....	stand-in
Rikki Longanecker	....	locations intern
Paul Madrigal	....	accounting supervisor
Bonnie Marquette	....	location scout
Callie Martin	....	key set production assistant
K. Lynn Martin	....	script supervisor (as Lynn Martin)
Wilene Martinsen	....	craft service assistant (as Wilene Marthinsen)
Adam R. Mehr	....	head of business affairs
Moises Mena	....	head chef
Lauri Mills	....	studio teacher (as Laurin Mills)
Callie Moore	....	set production assistant
Randy Moore	....	wrangler: animal and insect
Melissa Naccari	....	director assistant
Len Pendergast	....	tax credit consultant
Laura Polley	....	tax credit consultant
Jose Posada	....	chef
Kenny Reynolds	....	production office assistant
Eduardo Ricketts Jr.	....	location scout
Rayne Roberts	....	assistant: to Mr. Kessell
Rayne Roberts	....	creative executive
Michael Patrick Rogers	....	photo double (as Michael Rogers)
Tyler Samardick	....	key craft service
Dee Schuka	....	post production: accounts
Mike Schultz	....	dog handler
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Garin Sparks	....	location assistant
George Sweney	....	production accountant
Lois Theobald	....	post production accounting
Trudi Thorwaldson	....	post production: accounts
Helen Tolouey	....	assistant: Mr. Scott Niemeyer
Manuel Torres	....	chef
Jorge Villnueva	....	chef
Dawson Warner	....	location manager
John T. Wilson Jr.	....	photo double/stand in
Rob Wollfarth	....	legal counsel: USA
Jonathan Wright	....	assistant location manager (as Johnathan Wright)
Sid Yost	....	handler: animal and insect
Allya Young	....	legal counsel: UK (as Aliya Young)

Thanks
Arthur Beveridge	....	the producers wish to thank
Sharon Beveridge	....	the producers wish to thank
Joyce Cathey	....	very special thanks
Guy Danella	....	the producers wish to thank
Abby Elkins	....	very special thanks
Sami Elkins	....	very special thanks
Suzy Elkins	....	very special thanks
Dan Hanley	....	the producers wish to thank
Mike Hill	....	the producers wish to thank
Joanna Jones	....	the producers wish to thank
Lawrence Klein	....	the producers wish to thank
Niki Lawrence	....	very special thanks
Barbara Lind	....	the producers wish to thank
John Lind	....	the producers wish to thank
Patrick Lussier	....	the producers wish to thank
Earl Maddox	....	the producers wish to thank
Richard O'Brien-Moran	....	the producers wish to thank
Frank Openchowski	....	the producers wish to thank
Daniel J. Pico	....	the producers wish to thank
Craig Sandells	....	very special thanks
Adam Swica	....	the producers wish to thank
Greg Webb	....	the producers wish to thank
Andy Wyrick	....	in memory of: 1966-2012
Heidi Wyrick	....	very special thanks (as Heidi LeAnn Wyrick)
Jordan Leigh Wyrick	....	very special thanks
Lisa Wyrick	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Gold Circle Films

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2013) (Switzerland) (all media)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2013) (Spain) (all media)
• Future Film (2013) (Finland) (DVD)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2013) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2013) (Denmark) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2013) (Thailand) (all media)

Special Effects

• Splice Here (visual effects)
• Zoic Studios

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Local Hero  post-production facilities
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Road Rebel  production travel
• Silver Screen Supply  production supplies
• Sonic Magic  ADR facility
• Splice Here  post-production
• Tunnel Post  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing horror content

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:PG13 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Gold Circle Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Heidi goes missing, her father finds one of her pink sneakers in the dirt by the truck where she was taken. Fast-forward to her mother trying to push Heidi from below out of the "taxidermy pit of hell", Heidi has both pink sneakers on.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Haunting in New York (????)

Doesn't deserve such a low rating

This is loosely based on real events, which doesn't help explain the completely absurd title. Research into the Wyrick hauntings won't ruin the film for you however as the only comparison to recorded events are the names of the characters.

As with any horror movie these days there are plenty of stock thrills: ghosts in white dresses, waking from a dream to find you are still in a dream, swings that move by themselves etc. The best thing about this film is that the characters are quite likable and you do become invested in their welfare. There's enough twists and turns to keep you guessing at the real nature of the evil. The breakout star is Emily Alyn Lind, who is so adorable that you want to reach into the movie and rescue her yourself, her plight not helped by her somewhat inconscient father who encourages her friendship with an old dead guy if it means directions to hidden treasure. His commitment to his daughter is only outweighed by his commitment to their hapless rescue dog.

The two female leads are nicely balanced. All the women in this 'see dead people', and it's how they handle it that is the crux of the film, their conflicting reactions and opinions driving the plot forward as the truth is revealed. This is obviously low budget, shots of the forest using various filters providing the atmosphere, the gore is minimal and the special effects fairly low key, but enough here to give you a tingle, even if it's only the fact that Mr Gordy really did appear to Heidi and he gets his photo in the end credits.