The Haunting in Connecticut

20091 hour 42 minsPG-13English

HorroRated verdict

Highly Recommended

2000sPsychologicalDemonsSupernaturalGhost Story

Directed by: Peter Cornwell
Written by: Adam Simon, Tim Metcalfe
Produced by: Norm Waitt, Jeff Levine, Brad Kessell, Phyllis Laing, Andrew Trapani, Steve Whitney, Paul Brooks, Jonathan Shore, Wendy Rhoads, Scott Niemeyer, Lesley Oswald, Daniel Farrands

Collections

Supernatural Psychological Hidden Gems Gothic Demons True Crime

Why it’s HorroRated

The Haunting in Connecticut takes the combination of supernatural threat and medical crisis more seriously than most films of its type and the result is a haunted house film with real emotional stakes. Virginia Madsen gives a strong performance as a mother holding everything together. Better than the found-footage-adjacent marketing suggested.

Synopsis

The haunted house formula is used with enough craft to generate consistent unease and the combination of physical illness and supernatural threat is handled with more care than the subject usually receives. Virginia Madsen gives a strong performance as a mother holding everything together. Better than the found-footage-adjacent marketing suggested.