Haunted High (2012)

A New England private school is visited by a demonic dead headmaster.

Director:

Jeffery Scott Lando

Writers:

Paul A. Birkett, Anthony C. Ferrante (story)

Stars:

Jonathan Baron, Gabe Begneaud, Charisma Carpenter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonathan Baron	...	Quentin
Gabe Begneaud	...	Dean
Charisma Carpenter	...	Librarian
Marc Donato	...	Colt
Sergio Figueroa	...	Rob
Stephanie Fischer	...	Kimberly
M.C. Gainey	...	Danforth
Griff Furst	...	Garland
Dana Gourrier	...	Coach Hoover
Danielle Greenup	...	China
Mike Kimmel	...	Principal Spiro
Brett Lapeyrouse	...	Dex
Misty Marshall	...	Female Acolyte
Jaren Mitchell	...	Stu
Lauren Pennington	...	Whitney (as Lauren Whitney Pennington)

Storyline

When Halloman Academy, a posh New England private school, is visited by a demonic headmaster, a humble janitor, who is secretly the guardian of the school, teams up with the headmaster's grandson in order to save the academy.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost Quake

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Active Entertainment,Syfy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Myers: Paganism. Freemasonry. UFOs. The occult has a long and proud tradition in America. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Now, some of its practitioners were rich and powerful, others were persecuted and killed. But they all believed that there is a secret, mystical order to the universe that defies rational explanation. Now some of you may be wondering what is he talking about? I challenge you to take a look around you. Look past what the naked eye can see, that intuitive nudge ...

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Connections

References Ghost Hunters (2004)

User Reviews

Immensely enjoyable Sci-Fi Channel effort

After becoming stranded in a high school, a group of students find the cause to be a reawakened spirit of a demonic headmaster and his minions, forcing them to battle the deadly spirits to get away alive.

This here turned out to be one of the more impressive and enjoyable Sci- Fi Channel original films. One of the more impressive elements here is the rather nice suspense displayed, which comes from the exceptional use of the creepy-looking school location throughout here with its endless corridors and hallways littered with lockers and others that showcase the locations of the school after dark which comes off incredibly well. Those are furthered by the film's best aspect as the early actions of them trapped inside as these are strongly built-up using the concept of the earthquakes, strange remarks of the ghosts on the PA system as well as the gradual realization of them being stuck here in rather nefarious set-ups which make the burgeoning mystery a lot more chilling than expected. As those are combined with their tormenting the students and faculty throughout with all manners of tactics including reanimation of dead bodies, hallucinations of every kind from the twisting of reality to keeping them at odds with reality and mind tricks comes together for a strong series of scenes here featuring the attack by the demon in the locker-room shower, the great sequence in the science lab of the frogs running amuck or the general teases here of turning the floors of the hallways into glue, disappearing and vanishing again during an attack or just generally teasing and toying with them for the sheer fun of it all which is where this one comes off as fun as it does. These scenes do have a rather cheesy and goofy tone and feel throughout here for the majority of it's scenes by keeping the action going along nicely, and when combined with the nice gore from the high body-count make for a great time overall. There's only a few small problems here, most of which come from the ending's fantasy-derived solution, as it's just way too overblown and goofy against the more intense sections elsewhere in here with the ghosts displaying energy weapons, supernatural powers and much more, turning it into an overall goofy tone that goes against the rest of the film quite obviously. as well, the atrocious CGI and rather lame story that never makes any sense do drive this down somewhat, as a whole this was quite a bit of fun.

Rated R: Graphic Violence, Language and Brief Nudity