The Inhabitants

Silly,little movie,but with undeniable charm... Probably, because of the great location and very good camera work.Otherwise very slow,not scary and with pretty bad acting.4 stars for this strange charm and for the reason of much worse horrors,unfortunately,out there...

Well a bit evil of course - but no pun intended on the other hand. So many things to consider - as always. One of them as mentioned is the budget. Many horror movies have the issue of the money. Or rather they are being made because they can be done without (or rather a low amount of) any money .. same is true here. So if you are aware of that - well you should not have too many issues with it. It does deliver on some occasions, not being an instant classic or classic in any means of the word. But not every movie has to be or have that high bar. There are movies you just watch and ... well probably forget about. Just don't check in ... well but how would you know right? Another money issue when it comes to where to live and all that ...

The plot is one that has been done before – it is the haunted house scenario where previous misdemeanours still lurk as a stain on the soul of the property. The house here is an old New England home that is now a Bed and Breakfast but used to house an alleged midwife * witch, child killer. Enter Dan and Jess to buy the place. Dan has to go on a business trip and when he returns his erstwhile loving wife has turned cold and uncaring. He soon finds out that the house has a few secrets and so sets about finding out what happened in the past to cause such occurrences in the now. The perennial question is always, will he find out before it is too late? Well the problem with horror is that fans expect an awful lot of a genre where it has basically been done before. It is hard to get a new twist and, even if you do, it then has to translate as 'horrific' or have some truly scary fright scenes. As we become more inured to slasher and gore fests so we tend to want more 'frights' and actually this scored quite highly there. It actually gave me goose bumps more than once, but it does suffer from lack of characters. We don't get any back story of the couple either or enough time to get some positive feelings for the couple in the 'empathy bank', which means we are not going to care enough when bad stuff happens. The music is good though at atmosphere enhancement but it is started off by being 'spooky' and carried on throughout – we could have done with some variety or the tension starts to become the norm and therefore has less impact. Acting here is fine for a budget film – Michael Reed as Dan being rather good and directors the Rassmussen brothers have made a rather good effort which they say was a labour of love and that comes through. Not the best horror ever but a million blood drenched miles from the worst and for an independent effort there is plenty here to applaud.

The story develops through regularly-placed reveals of clues and information about the history of the house, but with the absence of direct explanation, so often expected by on-demand viewers the viewer is expected to think, to ask questions and to construct their own ideas about the house and its inhabitants - are they protecting the owners, the house, or their survival? How reciprocal is the relationship between the inhabitants and the owners of the house? The soundtrack is minimalist, although the "spirit presence" chords are overly repetitive. It is hard to find anything truly original, as there are only so many rearrangements of plot details and stories. What we found refreshing was the realistic pace - passage of time, how the characters pass their time is more realistic than many movies. Face it, regular life is mundane and we have our daily routines. It is this aspect that the film captures and that some, who want a succession of revelatory thrills and shocks will sorely miss. Yes, the plot is derivative, but the style is subtle. If you expect CGI gore-flecked action go somewhere else. If you want a more nuanced, human-paced chill, this is worth a view.

A couple buys the March Carriage House bed and breakfast in New England. The house has a history of a midwife hung as a witch for killing children. Soon Lydia (India Pearl) becomes possessed by the home and inhabitants but never becomes as scary as the DVD cover. Film was rather boring. Nothing new. Made for TV quality. Guide: No f-bombs. Brief sex. Avoids nudity. Bra/panties/ back shots.

I've seen this movie more times than I can count. And I can count to infinity! Or so I was told. Well, I never approved to the sentence "you've seen this movie before", yet, The Inhabitants brings absolutely nothing new on the table. It is the same old story, about a haunted house, where things happen exactly as you would imagine, ends the same and that's about it. Lousy effects, poor acting, weak dialogue, extremely over used plot and most likely 90 minutes wasted. Without stretching it too far, this particular movie wouldn't scare anyone even in the 70's to be honest. And it is a horror movie! Cheers!

The colors are so drab and dull and since the movie is drab and dull it's extra drab and dull. There's nothing scary about it. It's the usual story that makes no sense. I thought it could have been a much better movie. For example, if he noticed her weird behavior, and read some books earlier in the movie, there could have been a battle to save her. A simple adjustment in writing that would have made it so much better. The bit with the old woman goes nowhere. Sure she's a creepy old bitch but they did nothing with it. She added nothing to the story. It could have been made better using what was already there. Again it comes back to writing and direction, not budget that determines the end result on these things. The production values were good enough, the choice of dim lighting was bad to me. It was a very dull affair to begin with. Why were there children? What happened to the dog? It's just not fleshed out enough to a good movie. It's a poor movie.

So there is a haunting in a bed and breakfast. New owners are impacted. Add the old owner as a source of limited information, and here is the film. Nothing special. Adequate acting at the best and decidedly not that often. There is a small sense of creepiness that doesn't really add to anything overall. Low key presentation and that's about it.

The listed runtime for "The Inhabitants" is 1 hour, 30 minutes, but this movie is so formulaic, so tedious and boring that it seems to stretch on and on and on. I fell asleep not once, not twice, but three times struggling through this bleak flop. The film is much more depressing than it is scary. I kept waking up and asking myself, "Oh God, is this turd still on?" I didn't find the acting to be as bad as some of the other reviewers did, but the assertions that there is nothing new to see here is spot on. Haunted house, ghostly possession, spouse eventually pitted against spouse, bleak, entirely predictable ending, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda. If you suffer from insomnia, as I frequently do, and you're looking for a way to somehow fall asleep, I give you "The Inhabitants". If you're looking for a good ghost/haunted house/horror movie, look elsewhere, because this one ain't it.

Watchable Low Budget Horror! I've seen much much worse than this! It's worth a try, it has some original ideas, if you don't mind the low quality cameras.