Actors did a great job in a mediocre movie. Horror? Not.

Rating: 1/10 (22 February 2016)

I had seen this movie compared to "The Shining" in reviews. Maybe because they both had credits, were in color and were put on film, but that is the only thing they have in common. The Shining is a masterpiece of horror and suspense. This is just a piece of..well, I digress.
Other than the three "cheap scares", using overblown music and jump out tactics, and the BAD rubber prosthetic makeup, there was no horror. There was little suspense. There was a cheesy plot. There were undefined conflicts. This was a historically accurate (Except for the machine woven knit cap) piece that tried to be something it wasn't. It missed across the board. And BORED is what I was.
I do give high marks to the actors, that handled the archaic language nuances and seemed to be in character, but a mediocre script, and a lack of intensity/direction sunk this flick. My wife, a big horror /paranormal movie fan, was disappointed as well.
I should have known something was up when links to the "preview/trailer" landed on the Director explaining how he tried to be authentic to the time period. The three mildly scary parts were the entire movie in a nutshell, so there was no need to spend $20 to see it. Wait for it on Netfix and go see "Deadpool" again.