I say almost good, but in the end it does a bit too much wrong to be considered a really good film. Still, it was a fun watch as it had a lot going for it and I so wanted to see how it played out, but unfortunately there are too many problems with the characters and story that prevent this one from journeying into the good zone of films, so it must languish in the so bad, it's good category. So what is good about the film you ask? Very creepy girl with clown doll, some imaginative kills and the house used for the setting. What is wrong with it? The characters motivations for delving deeper into the mystery, the pointless insertion of a crazed caretaker and no on screen death for Pepe!
The story starts out with a father berating his daughter for killing the beloved cat. Probably should not have done that as soon something comes and takes out both he and his wife. Flash years later and a ham operator hears a disturbing message and yearns to seek it out for some reason. He comes across a group in a mobile home staying near the house for some reason and soon they devise a plan to see what is going on which costs one dude his life! The ham radio operator soon leaves and then comes back because he is obsessed with solving the mystery...for some reason.
Once again, all the good is just overwhelmed by the stupidity of the characters motivations. There is literally no reason for anyone to go into the house, yet even after the one dude is killed, a girl sneaks in there! They all just go out of their way to get themselves killed it seems as they simply just need to keep out of the house. Then there is the whole caretaker thing, he for some reason goes berserk and kills an undertaker and no explanation at to what the deal is with him and why oh why, couldn't I watch that annoying Pepe killed in a very horrific manner!
So we get some interesting kills and a good setting, but the story is just a bit to absurd. I know people are stupid in a horror film, but these characters take it to the next level! I would have rather seen more within the house as they made it clear that stuff gets warped within as we have many lights seemingly increasing in size before busting and a scene where a guy falls into some nasty liquid, but instead, they would rather show us a guy hunting down the reasoning behind everything, I mean that one old caretaker told the man nothing that the undertaker did not already say!
The story starts out with a father berating his daughter for killing the beloved cat. Probably should not have done that as soon something comes and takes out both he and his wife. Flash years later and a ham operator hears a disturbing message and yearns to seek it out for some reason. He comes across a group in a mobile home staying near the house for some reason and soon they devise a plan to see what is going on which costs one dude his life! The ham radio operator soon leaves and then comes back because he is obsessed with solving the mystery...for some reason.
Once again, all the good is just overwhelmed by the stupidity of the characters motivations. There is literally no reason for anyone to go into the house, yet even after the one dude is killed, a girl sneaks in there! They all just go out of their way to get themselves killed it seems as they simply just need to keep out of the house. Then there is the whole caretaker thing, he for some reason goes berserk and kills an undertaker and no explanation at to what the deal is with him and why oh why, couldn't I watch that annoying Pepe killed in a very horrific manner!
So we get some interesting kills and a good setting, but the story is just a bit to absurd. I know people are stupid in a horror film, but these characters take it to the next level! I would have rather seen more within the house as they made it clear that stuff gets warped within as we have many lights seemingly increasing in size before busting and a scene where a guy falls into some nasty liquid, but instead, they would rather show us a guy hunting down the reasoning behind everything, I mean that one old caretaker told the man nothing that the undertaker did not already say!