This was a decent surprise for me, over the years I've become less of a fan of gory horror, certainly if it's gore (or indeed brutality in general) just for the sake of it. I'm of the belief that things are often better suggested, less is more. As such I'm not really a fan of movies which have had the involvement of Eli Roth, who produced this film.
Haunt does feature a few stomach turning moments of ultra violence but thankfully not too many with the focus being more on atmosphere, tension and suspense. The set-pieces in the 'Haunted house' are gleefully disturbing as well as quite ingenious along with freakish masks kind of resembling a new look and somewhat more trippy Slipknot (metal band).
I was surprised to read some reviews criticising certain decisions by the characters at various points in the film and feel that's just nit-picking. In almost every horror movie I watch I end up questioning a character's (often dumb!) actions! In Haunt I found the characters to be relatively well developed (for this kind of movie), the film also surprised me with several twists it took and the unnerving mood throughout with some sleek editing too adding to this.
It's ot a masterpiece for me as I doubt I'd really seek it out to watch again but it's a decent and menacing horror thriller. If you're in the mood to watch something vaguely along the lines of 'Hell Fest' but with an extra helping of weirdness then this is worth a shot.
Haunt does feature a few stomach turning moments of ultra violence but thankfully not too many with the focus being more on atmosphere, tension and suspense. The set-pieces in the 'Haunted house' are gleefully disturbing as well as quite ingenious along with freakish masks kind of resembling a new look and somewhat more trippy Slipknot (metal band).
I was surprised to read some reviews criticising certain decisions by the characters at various points in the film and feel that's just nit-picking. In almost every horror movie I watch I end up questioning a character's (often dumb!) actions! In Haunt I found the characters to be relatively well developed (for this kind of movie), the film also surprised me with several twists it took and the unnerving mood throughout with some sleek editing too adding to this.
It's ot a masterpiece for me as I doubt I'd really seek it out to watch again but it's a decent and menacing horror thriller. If you're in the mood to watch something vaguely along the lines of 'Hell Fest' but with an extra helping of weirdness then this is worth a shot.