‘It’s hunting season’
The Haunting Lodge is a 2023 American mockumentary horror film about a married couple and a medium investigating paranormal activity at a rural property.
Directed by editor Vera Whelpton and cinemographer Kendall Whelpton (The House in Between and The House in Between 2; The Sleepless Unrest: The Real Conjuring Home). Features psychic medium Jill Morris and paranormal investigator Jon Dougherty.
Plot:
American filmmakers Kendall and Vera Whelpton are asked to film a remote hunting lodge in Georgia that has been experiencing paranormal activity for over a decade. Dan, the desperate lodge owner, is searching for answers, as the hauntings are scaring hunters away and could ruin his business.
Kendall and Vera move into the lodge to begin their investigation. Vera is the first to experience the hunter’s claims, but soon they both experience terrifying events, including being touched while they sleep. They call upon psychic medium Jill Morris to help them solve the case, and she reveals that the haunting is the work of an intelligent entity.
The lodge’s dark secrets are revealed as the paranormal activity escalates at the never-before-investigated location, and the couple find themselves in over their heads when they finally capture evidence of something otherworldly…
Release:
The Haunting Lodge was released on demand (VOD) by Gravitas Ventures on October 17, 2023. Rent or buy via Amazon Prime
Reviews:
“Husband-and-wife Kendall and Vera Whelpton make for agreeable company as do many of those that they interview during their investigation. What originally starts off as looking like it’s a standard haunting convincingly moves into another realm and remains compelling and watchable throughout. I didn’t think that I would ever say this about a paranormal investigation flick but this is good, very good indeed.” 8 out of 10, My Bloody Reviews
” It’s so bland I was having trouble keeping my eyes open by the end of it. Even the presence of a musical score couldn’t make anything the least bit tense or scary. If you find people saying, “That sounds like the door” then finding the back door sitting open scary, then you might have a different opinion.” ★ Voices from the Balcony
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