Death of a Ghost Hunter

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Death of a Ghost Hunter
Starring Patti Tindall, Mike Marsh, Davina Joy, Lindsay Page
Directed by Sean Tretta

Carter Simms (Patti Tindall) is a ghost hunter, and is hired by Seth Masterson for $5,000 to investigate his uncle's house, where his uncle, aunt, young niece and nephew were brutally murdered back in 1982.  The house remained vacant all that time, except for a cleaning lady who keeps experiencing paranormal activity.

Carter, along with filmmaker Colin (Mike Marsh) and journalist Yvette (Davina Joy) spend three nights in the house, along with religious zealot Mary (Lindsay Page), who is a member of the church started by Joseph Masterson, the man who was murdered in the house.

Carter, a self-professed skeptic, has her life turned upside down when on the first night she experiences paranormal events that she can't find a reason for.  Things escalate not just with the paranormal activity, but with Mary as well, and a deadly secret around the family murder comes to light.

Typically a movie like this would have to be amazing for me to like it.  It's a low budget film with horrible acting, but I found myself surprisingly compelled by the story.  Plus the effects - especially the ghost children - was surprisingly well-done with such a small budget.

The audio was off at times severely, where you couldn't hear what was happening, so you turn the volume up just in time to hear someone scream an ear-shattering scream, and the acting wasn't really that great, although Tindall did a great job.  The mystery behind the murder made it more than just a typical film, plus you knew from the beginning that Carter would die, so it added to the suspense as to how it would happen.

All in all, "Death of a Ghost Hunter" is a diamond in the rough.

My Rating: C+

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