over the past few year i have despair of the horror genre . all of the recent film have be sick and over the top and unnecessarily gross ( house of wax etc ) . i grow up with the carpenter movie where shock and scare be important . this film be a refreshing change and yes it slow and yes it subtle but the important thing be it be scary . claire holloway be a likable protagonist . a child book author haunt by vicious night terror . she be tell to face the source by her psychologist . she then see a documentary that include a shot of the house in her dream . claire be play with feeling and maturity by gabrielle anwar and whom obviously enjoy the script and filming . hunt be the stereo typical character of the piece . when his wife and son die he plunge himself into the research of the paranormal . forest whitacker be obviously intrigue by this film but not so much to give one of his most stellar performance . in fact if you compare his portrayal of hunt to his character in specie and they be pretty much the same . the shooting of the film be excellent and the cgi ghost effect start subtly and build up nicely and the photography hit the right visual cue and the score add to the tension and visual element without give away any clue a to what be about to happen . the only negative i have would give away some of the plot so you will have to guess . if you like house of wax or the texas chainsaw massacre do not watch this movie . however if you enjoy sit round a campfire try to scare your friend this be for you .