Séance (2006)

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.

Director:

Mark L. Smith

Writer:

Mark L. Smith

Stars:

Bridget Shergalis, Tori White, Chauntal Lewis

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bridget Shergalis	...	Cara Furia
Tori White	...	Melina
Chauntal Lewis	...	Alison
Kandis Fay	...	Lauren (as Kandis Erickson)
Brandon Mychal Smith	...	Student (as Brandon Smith)
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

Storyline

Over Thanksgiving weekend, all but five students in an old Manhattan building that's now a college dormitory leave for home: staying on one floor are roommates Lauren, Melina, and Alison, plus her boyfriend Diego and Grant, a loner in a room down the hall. Lauren's been seeing things in her bathroom: a silent child of about six. Diego has written a paper on parapsychology, so he holds a séance with the disbelieving co-eds. Something goes awry, because bad things start to happen and the students' only defender is an aging campus cop named Syd. What's the silent ghostly girl's secret, and can Alison discover what's going on before it's too late?

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Plot Keywords:

student | college | roommate | college student | thanksgiving | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

References Ghostbusters (1984)

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Soundtracks

Itsy Bitsy Spider
Arranged and Produced by Mark Joseph Stansberry & Matthew Alan Stansberry
Instrumentals by Matthew Allan Stansberrry
Vocals by Mark Joseph Stansberry

User Reviews

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")

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 2013 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Seance

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wind Chill Films, Snowfall Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color