in 2002 and director lucky mckee make a big impression with his first full feature film and the oddball horror may . since then and he go on to direct the best episode of the master of horror series and and this film . which have unfortunately remain in limbo for far too long . it not difficult to see why the film struggle to get a release and a mckee film isn not exactly your average slice of horror . it clear that the director have a thing for deviant young woman and and that theme be carry through with this film while along with a whole load of influence and which range from video nasty classic the evil dead and to dario argento masterpiece suspiria . the film take place in 1965 and and focus on central character heather fasulo a girl sent to a an all girl board school by her parent after she decide to burn down their house . the school be surround by thick woodland and and the girl there tell story about it which revolve round a coven of witch that decide to take the school by force many year earlier . furthermore and this story seem to have some truth a heather suffers nightmare which focus on the surround wood the film be really slow pace for the first hour and and despite some mysterious going on at first while there isn not a lot of horror involve . but that not to say that the film be bore . mckee utilise this time well and use it to create mystery around his central theme and build the character up to a point that we can easily care for them . the atmosphere be continually creepy and and this bode well with the mystery theme and the dark and gloomy woodland . while the wood doesn not feature much in the way of blood and gore and mckee skilfully manage to work some schlock sequence into the film and and the frenzied final third brilliantly offset the slow build of the first two . the director have manage to put together a good line up of act talent for the film and which see agnes bruckner do well in the lead role and and receive good feedback from experienced actor and include a devilish patricia clarkson and and cult icon bruce campbell while whom i would like to have see more of . it all boil down to a satisfying and yet open and climax and overall while despite it problem get a release this be a damn good horror film and will surely rank a one of the best of 2006. here to hop mckee have an easy time get a release for his next film .