Horror for Non-Horror Fans

Rating: 5/10 (21 July 2013)

I wanted to like this movie. I am an avid horror aficionado and watch almost anything I can get my hands on, including foreign horror.
This film just struck me as not very scary or original. It seemed like horror-lite or directed at an audience who prefers the scares tame and watered down. I was never scared, creeped out or impressed at any of the reveals or entities. I figured out early on the mother was the target of possession once they revealed the back story of the witch. The story, supposedly a true case of the Warrens', wasn't very inventive. It took a long time to reach the apex of the story and then the resolution felt rushed and uninspired.
Insidious and Sinister had a much creepier vibe and originality. Shelter, aka 6 Souls was better than this and that went to video. I am not really sure why the reviews are so high. Horror is personal and very subjective, what scares one person will seem lame to another. Ghost stories and paranormal really get to me. This one did not.