A drastically over-rated film and definitely NOT for animal lovers (spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2015)

(warning: spoilers) The movie had potential with the weird pop-up book idea and the strange kid, then went downhill steadily. It finally just became a pretty typical possession/haunted house movie with cheap thrills, shadows in the night and voices in the dark, is she going insane or is it real... and the payoff is a ridiculous ending. The police of course never believe the victims when then go for help. Also, the scene with the cute family dog being cruelly killed was totally unnecessary. Why is it so often when you see a pet dog or cat in one of these films they end up dead? It's so predictable and over done just to get a grim response from the viewer. Yeah, I admit it bothers me more seeing an animal get murdered than a human. Perhaps cause they're often more loving and often defenseless. I suspect I'm not alone in feeling that way. I wasted time on this over-rated piece of junk. Just goes to show you can't always trust the IMDb ratings. The ending was totally silly, mother and son both need some serious therapy staying there and keeping it as some sort of pet. I know many of you will disagree...still that's the way I feel. I'm hoping to warn others who might feel the same.