Likely the very best horror movie of the year.

Rating: 8/10 (4 November 2014)

(74%) While most cinema goers wasted their Halloween horror movie night with what I hear is total dross "Ouija", this on the other hand with fewer than half the screenings by all rights should have been the number 1 movie of choice during the spookiest period of the year. The sad thing is that those who missed out on this, missed out on one of the best new horror movies I've seen in quite a long time. First of all Essie Davis provides one of the finest performances of the year, in any genre, she's flawless in this; while young Noah Wiseman as a troubled boy never fails to convince. The direction is top notch, and the production values in general for a low budget horror movie are never any other than seamless alongside the likes of last year's more forgettable "the conjuring". There's a touch of "A nightmare on Elm street", a bit of "Poltergeist", some family drama/comedy, but overall this is its own movie, and all horror fans should seek it out.