The Haunting of Whaley House

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This movie was ridiculously disappointing even for a B grade film. I turned it off 30 minutes through. Acting was shocking which was a shame because the plot had potential. All in all I gave this film a three: 1 point for the promising storyline, 1 point for the gore effects when the chick cut her own head off and 1 point because I saw a cute kitty. This movie lost the other seven through a 1 point loss for terrible acting, another point loss for the crappy makeup (all the girls had cake faces) and lost 5 points because I didn't even watch the whole thing which by the way is a rare occurrence. I will give credit to the appearance of the ghosts. They did come across as somewhat scary but it doesn't make up for the unnecessary swearing at times. The dialogue was cheesy and just bored me. What a shame.

I never had any problems with B-movies or movies coming from The Asylum as this one did. But this time I didn't like it at all. Nothing really was going on and the acting was bad. When one do get possessed it was a big laugh to see her eyes. It is based on the Whaley House a thing existing in real life but I just couldn't care about it. The only thing I really enjoyed was the gratuitous nudity and even that was maybe a scare because their * were as fake as it could be. It's also that scene that contained a bit of blood. Nevertheless, a lot liked this flick but I just couldn't care less. A waist of time and lucky I found it cheap. Gore 0/5 Nudity 1/5 Effects 1/5 Story 2/5 comedy 0/5

the Haunting of Whaley House . Cheaply made with little known actors who are just starting out. They might move up to better things once the experience comes. Haunted house kids break in get trapped vengeful ghosts. We've seen this movie over again and done better too. Some things are not explained. some things are done for the shock value. And again we've seen it done better in other movies. but there is something about this movie. Yes it's a cheaply made B-movie. But it's creepy and it's trying hard to present itself in a different original Style. It doesn't succeed on all levels. But it tries. You want a spooky creepy film ? try this. It's a few steps below the Evil Dead films. It's a few steps above children shouldn't play with dead things. All in all not a bad time waster.

Like most Horror movies that I find enjoyable this wasn't exactly well-received my most movie snobs/reviewers. I'm not going to lie and tell you that this is an all-time great and a true gem, but if you are a fan of the genre then this is definitely something worth adding to your "To Watch" list. For a supposedly low-budget movie I was very pleased by the cinematography and standard of acting - barring a couple of exceptions. It was pretty formulaic and true to the genre but that's not something I consider a negative - it was precisely what I was hoping for. Not every horror movie has to reinvent the genre! If you have 90 minutes spare and are in the mood for a Horror movie this is definitely worth watching. As a fan of Horror movies I can safely say that The Haunting of Whaley House is worth your time and won't disappoint. Ratings wise I would rate it anything between 5 and 6 out of 10. I'll go with 5 but that's not to say I didn't enjoy it - far from it!

It's Asylum, don't expect any thing good. Asylum is quite possible the worst production company on earth. No talented directors, writers, actors. The stories are complete trash and generic. It just infuriates me that these films get made. They don't even try to make good films, they don't have talent and their hearts aren't in it. Hollywood is a degenerate place now, it's 95 percent horrible people. And 5 percent good people. It's all about money. Oh well, lets get to this film. SPOILERS AHEAD I could predict every moment in this film, I knew how the first three characters were going to act in the first second of the film. Luckily we never see them again. There are no scares, no atmosphere, no nothing. Penny is our hero, she is a complete idiot. She doesn't believe in ghosts, and there for breaks their code or whatever. And that gets every killed. This is exactly like TCM(2003), one person gets everyone else killed. The characters are annoying, one of them I wanted to physically hurt, that's not a good sign. The ending is absolutely hilarious, I'll get to that in a minute. It's one of those movies that doesn't accomplish anything, and it leaves feeling like a idiot. THE STORY: So penny is pressured into breaking into the haunted house she works at, so some overly ecstatic guy can get his Joly's. The first half of the film is poorly done, the house is small and cramped. The ghosts never have any motive for what they are doing. Keith the psychic says they aren't evil, yet they do bad things. It doesn't make any sense. Giselle is the only good character, she knows not to be messing around with stuff that can't be explained. She is the only one that knows something bad is going to happen. But she falls down the stairs and breaks her neck. I felt sorry for her. Then Craig cries like a b-tch because he might get accused of her death. He then pulls a Sorority row plot point, and wants to dispose of the body. No one else wants to do it, so I'll give them props. But I seriously wanted someone to beat Craig down, I hate that guy so much. Vanessa was just plain strange, can't act or just told to be weird, I don't know. So at this point I realized, hey there's no nudity. Wow thats a first for this company. But oh wait, some random woman with ugly fake breasts flaunts around. I should have saw that coming. So everyone is killed in completely ridiculous ways, and that leaves penny as the last one standing. She actually manages to fend off the ghosts and some skinless demon. But do you want to know her fate, it was like I just got coned by a con man. She trips down the stairs and dies (I'm laughing while writing this), what a klutz. It's not bad enough Giselle died that way, Penny died like that too. I can't get over how dumb that was, but it was unexpected that she would die like that. I thought the ghosts would take her right after she walked outside the house and say something like "it's over". And now she is permanently attached to the house, forever in this purgatory. Sucks to be her. I didn't expect much, so Asylum didn't disappoint there. It's just a average bad movie, not' much else to it.

I didn't know what to expect when I saw the title, The Haunting of Whaley House. I lived in San Diego for years so I knew right away the house they were showing wasn't the Whaley House. I have also been inside and the area is lit at night because it is in Old Town. There is always a lot going on in that area. It isn't just the Whaley House that is haunted but all around the area so there are a lot of stories and most of the ones they told about the Whaley's were correct. The thing is they didn't even try to make it look like the Whaley House at all. I doubt they could with the low budget. When you step inside you don't enter a drawing room with a staircase you go right up near the front door. So I recognized it was just the ambiance of the house they were trying to portray and its rumored ghost appearances. I thought the acting was fine for a B-movie with a low budget. People have to start somewhere to hone their craft. Some of it has to fall on the director. I enjoyed the movie though and some things were predictable but I didn't mind. Having known many psychics I really liked the one they portrayed in the movie. The end was the kicker for me from the point where the sun comes up to the very end of the movie. It is enjoyable but not a top of the line horror movie. It is campy and makes you jump here and there. If you want raw entertainment and you like the B level of horror movies you will enjoy this one. I agree with another reviewer that the actors have been under rated.

I quite enjoyed the film, The Haunting of Whaley House. Personally, I prefer extensively creepy, bone-chilling horror films that others would absolutely dread. This film, however, is perfect for those who want to watch a creepy ghost/haunt film AND be able to sleep afterwards. This is not to say there are no creepy surprises and moments that may make you jump, but it is not overbearing and perfect for those that don't want something overly intense. The acting isn't all that great but it is still a neat film that you will want to watch until the end. It does deserve higher reviews based on the type of horror film it is and can certainly be entertaining enough for hard-core horror fans. Worth watching and hey, if you don't like it, at least you tried and checked it out! MUCH better than some of the mediocre silly ghost/haunting films that leave you bored. I do recommend it for all.

I'm a very big fan (no to say freak) of the Horror genre in general, and the ghost-story sub genre in particular. I'll always consider films like The Grudge and The Ring to be some of the scariest I've ever seen. Also, I'm really not a fan of the "home video" style films (i.e. Paranormal Activity and REC). The attempt to make the film "real" simply doesn't feel completely right for me, and I fail to connect with such films. In my opinion, what makes a good film great is a carefully crafted combination of truly scary ghosts and a surprising clever twist. In this regard - The Haunting of Whaley House wasn't a great film. The acting was fine if you ask me. Arielle Brachfeld's character was first obnoxious and later annoying (all the whining), but I assume that can't be held against her as she was probably just following director Jose Prendes's orders. The rest of the actors didn't really stick out, except for Howard McNair, who in my opinion played psychic Keith Drummond perfectly (again, regardless to some trashing reviews here). He appeared as the "man in charge", the guy in control, the professional in a situation unknown to the others around. Just the way a psychic would behave in a haunted house! The ghosts were fairly scary in an ol' fashioned way (basic makeup for pale skin and evil looking eyes), and proved that there wasn't a need for a high budget and extreme visual effects in order to scare the audience. As for the story - here lies the problem. There really wasn't much to it. No twists, no surprises, and the idea used to show the alleged connection between the group of teens and the haunted house was far fetched and un-entertaining. Felt too much like "ok, we've got our people and our ghosts, how do we connect them?" There was also much use of the oldest cheat in the book, when suddenly a ghost is partially visible and we hear loud bass music forcing us to instinctively twitch or jump in our seats. However, it was all in good taste and not overly used, and it wouldn't be an old fashioned ghost- story without it. All in all, I really enjoyed this film, and got just the right amount of supernatural ghost-related frights of it. Objectively it might not have been that good, but for me it absolutely did what I hoped it would. Recommended to anyone not too picky who wouldn't mind a non- sophisticated scare.