A Haunting in Connecticut
- TV Movie
- 2002
- 1h 34m
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6.8/10
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A haunting documentary of a normal family living in Connecticut, who, after moving into their new house, are terrorized by an evil ghost that dwells in the home.A haunting documentary of a normal family living in Connecticut, who, after moving into their new house, are terrorized by an evil ghost that dwells in the home.A haunting documentary of a normal family living in Connecticut, who, after moving into their new house, are terrorized by an evil ghost that dwells in the home.
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I went to the gym last week. I flipped on the TV for background noise, with no intention of actually watching TV. This documentary happened to be on. I overheard some of the dialouge during my first set. It made me curious, so I started watching a bit. 45 min later, and with 5 other people who had joined me, we had all abandoned our work-outs. We were glued to the TV. I'm not a fan of horror or suspense movies. I am generally a skeptic about the supernatural. I do not believe in God. However, something about this show really, really got to me (and the 5 other people at the gym!). It was the most well done, and scariest account of a co-called haunting that I have ever come across.
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I saw this episode when it aired back in '02 and was totally sucked into the storyline within minutes. The combination of high production values, movie-quality direction, and terrifying storyline had me hypnotized. I've seen a LOT of horror movies over the years, but only a handful really had me looking under my bed.
This was one of them.
The narrator, Anthony Call, has a perfect campfire-story delivery that genuinely adds to the proceedings. After watching this episode I learned to never buy a house that was once a funeral parlor.
Even if you don't believe in the paranormal, give this fine TV series a chance. You won't regret it. Oh, and I dare you to watch it alone.
On a stormy night.
In the dark. heh heh heh
This was one of them.
The narrator, Anthony Call, has a perfect campfire-story delivery that genuinely adds to the proceedings. After watching this episode I learned to never buy a house that was once a funeral parlor.
Even if you don't believe in the paranormal, give this fine TV series a chance. You won't regret it. Oh, and I dare you to watch it alone.
On a stormy night.
In the dark. heh heh heh
The Parker family moves into an old home in Connecticut in order to be closer to the hospital where their son Paul is undergoing cancer treatment. Turns out that the house used to be a funeral parlor that is haunted by several demons who proceed to terrorize the family in general, and poor Paul in particular, threatening to undo his physical improvements by damaging his mind, and forcing him out of the house altogether, which does not end the haunting... First of two specials that led to the TV series creates an effectively eerie isolated & snowy atmosphere, even if viewer gets the feeling that the whole story is not being told. Still quite good regardless.
I saw this movie a few years ago while visiting a friend in Arizona. I regret saying that this film has haunted me, literally, since then.
I don't really like to discuss or think about things that have happened to me since seeing this film. Is it possible for this evil to have followed me? Trust me, I'm not crazy. Basically, I've had "night terrors" since seeing this film. My wife is already in the habit of waking me up, with force, when I begin screaming with the feeling of somebody trying to suffocate me.
The most horrifying thing that has happened was when I saw a hooded evil presence standing next to my bed.
Well, I won't say anymore except BE CAREFUL if you choose to watch this!
I don't really like to discuss or think about things that have happened to me since seeing this film. Is it possible for this evil to have followed me? Trust me, I'm not crazy. Basically, I've had "night terrors" since seeing this film. My wife is already in the habit of waking me up, with force, when I begin screaming with the feeling of somebody trying to suffocate me.
The most horrifying thing that has happened was when I saw a hooded evil presence standing next to my bed.
Well, I won't say anymore except BE CAREFUL if you choose to watch this!
I watched this for the first time around Christmas of last year with my wife.
And we could barely sleep after wards.
We had to watch something funny to make ourselves forget about it.
What makes me so scared of this is that I have experienced things that I to this day cannot explain or even really care to remember.
Please do not think I'm nuts but here are a few of the things I've experienced that made me think a little more seriously about a spirit world.
1. A week or two after my wife's grandfather died a few years ago, my nine year old daughter tells me that she saw her great-grandfather in a navy blue suit and red tie in her bedroom. HE was buried in a navy blue suit and red tie and she did not attend his funeral.
2. My son who's only three recognized my deceased mother's photo (died four years BEFORE he was born)as his grandmother long before I ever told him this. He'd look at the photo and saw 'granma'.
Gave me and my wife the willies.
3. As a kid I remember hearing rumors that the apartment complex I lived in was built on an old graveyard. I used to discard this as my friends trying to scare me, until one night in my bedroom I saw a figure walk into my room, it was totally black so I couldn't make out any features, I was half sleep and simply assumed it to be my mother looking in on me, the figure walked back out into the dark hall and I went back to sleep, thinking nothing of it.
The next morning I asked my mother had she come in and peeked in on my that night ad she told me she never got out of bed.
I don't really think the presence was malevolent, because I didn't feel any fear, in fact I felt protected, which is why I guess I thought it was my mom. It was like whatever it was it was simply checking on me in the middle of the night.
4. As a kid in the same house, me and a pal of mine were playing video games when a tile from the bath tub flew out into the hallway. We were home alone. And I would have thought it the tile had just fallen it would have fallen into the bath tub. It was as if it were thrown.
5. And perhaps the most chilling account, was once when my mother and her boyfriend at the time(who would eventually become my stepfather) had gotten to arguing and when she tried to prevent him from leaving he happened to shove her to the side. Well later that night, after they made up, he told her that at that moment he felt as if someone grabbed him by the neck. I did not witness this, but my mother did say he leave coughing and gagging.
Even remembering these things and writing them runs a chill up my spine.
So I truly believe in the paranormal and spirits.
Watching this documentary only fueled my belief.
The man with the red eyes was the most frightening thing I'd ever seen on television.
If I woke up and saw something like that looking at me, I'd pee all over myself.
My experiences were mild and in most cases seemed benevolent and just playing light hearted jokes (the tile), but I couldn't imagine facing something this evil.
And we could barely sleep after wards.
We had to watch something funny to make ourselves forget about it.
What makes me so scared of this is that I have experienced things that I to this day cannot explain or even really care to remember.
Please do not think I'm nuts but here are a few of the things I've experienced that made me think a little more seriously about a spirit world.
1. A week or two after my wife's grandfather died a few years ago, my nine year old daughter tells me that she saw her great-grandfather in a navy blue suit and red tie in her bedroom. HE was buried in a navy blue suit and red tie and she did not attend his funeral.
2. My son who's only three recognized my deceased mother's photo (died four years BEFORE he was born)as his grandmother long before I ever told him this. He'd look at the photo and saw 'granma'.
Gave me and my wife the willies.
3. As a kid I remember hearing rumors that the apartment complex I lived in was built on an old graveyard. I used to discard this as my friends trying to scare me, until one night in my bedroom I saw a figure walk into my room, it was totally black so I couldn't make out any features, I was half sleep and simply assumed it to be my mother looking in on me, the figure walked back out into the dark hall and I went back to sleep, thinking nothing of it.
The next morning I asked my mother had she come in and peeked in on my that night ad she told me she never got out of bed.
I don't really think the presence was malevolent, because I didn't feel any fear, in fact I felt protected, which is why I guess I thought it was my mom. It was like whatever it was it was simply checking on me in the middle of the night.
4. As a kid in the same house, me and a pal of mine were playing video games when a tile from the bath tub flew out into the hallway. We were home alone. And I would have thought it the tile had just fallen it would have fallen into the bath tub. It was as if it were thrown.
5. And perhaps the most chilling account, was once when my mother and her boyfriend at the time(who would eventually become my stepfather) had gotten to arguing and when she tried to prevent him from leaving he happened to shove her to the side. Well later that night, after they made up, he told her that at that moment he felt as if someone grabbed him by the neck. I did not witness this, but my mother did say he leave coughing and gagging.
Even remembering these things and writing them runs a chill up my spine.
So I truly believe in the paranormal and spirits.
Watching this documentary only fueled my belief.
The man with the red eyes was the most frightening thing I'd ever seen on television.
If I woke up and saw something like that looking at me, I'd pee all over myself.
My experiences were mild and in most cases seemed benevolent and just playing light hearted jokes (the tile), but I couldn't imagine facing something this evil.
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- TriviaThis episode inspired the full-length horror film, "The Haunting in Connecticut," released March 2009.
- Quotes
Paul Parker: Now that I'm out of the house, they'll be after you!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Best in Bridal: A Haunting in Dundee (2014)
- SoundtracksWhispering Walls
by Dominic Glynn & Martin Smith
Performed by Dominic Glynn & Martin Smith
Published by Bruton Music Ltd
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By what name was A Haunting in Connecticut (2002) officially released in Canada in English?
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