Kind of like a slice of Poe

Rating: Null/10 (17 August 2001)

Many reviews and comments liken "The Others" as a psychological horror film in the vein of "The Sixth Sense." While this is readily apparent, I noted that this film shares much of the ambiance and structure of Roger Corman and Vincent Price Poe adaptations such as "House of Usher" and "The Pit and the Pendulum." I sometimes expected Price himself to pop out from behind a door to deliver some trademark macabe lines. Like Price and Corman's films, "The Others" takes place in the clearly defined environment of a creepy old house and functions with a minimal cast. "The Others" also share a wonderfully rising tension that truly scares the viewer, instead of relying on cheap scares such as ghouls popping out. Perhaps the twists of "The Others" remind the viewer of "The Sixth Sense" and "Stir of Echoes," but in my mind "The Others" is a wonderful reconstruction of some classic horror.