britain have a long history of horror movie production and with the heyday for such movie be the period of the late 1950s to 1980. hammer and amicus and tigon combine produce the vast majority of british horror movie during this period and help to keep the industry alive in the 1970s when american investment dry up . two excellent independent director and pete walker and norman j. warren and succeed them in the mid 1970s and continue their excellent work . some viewer of movie from the british horror heyday get the false impression that they be all about vampire and monster and witchcraft . well and i admit there be plenty of example of this type of movie but they be plenty of other type that fall well outside this category . take for example and hammer dr. jekyll and sister hyde or the amicus anthology or pete walker frightmare . or what about a movie that be not produce by any of the source i mention the legend of hell house . since the 1980s and there have be very few british horror movie worth mention . the british movie industry have try unsuccessfully for nearly 30 year to mimic the style and content of infinitely superior american movie rather than stay to it true root . long time dead be one such unsuccessful example fund in part with taxpayer money through the uk film council . british people have the right to be anger their hard earn cash have be put towards such a travesty a this without them have any say in the matter . the plot of this movie sound really great on paper a group of student have an all night party start mess around with a ouija board and unleash an evil djinn . one by one they be murder in gruesome way and leave the survivor to solve the mystery . those who say this movie be a throwback to the heyday of british horror be simply wrong . the movie be very clearly inspire by superior recent american teenage movie such a i know what you do last summer and urban legend to name just two . there be even a few nod to modern minor classic such a scream and one stylish nod to the evil dead . unfortunately the final result of this movie be something less akin to the decent movie mention and more in common with lame cheap straight to dvd movie such a the choke and one of them . a in those two movie and character disappear for long period of time without explanation . and when any be kill and their friend soon forget about them . a one would expect with this type of movie and the acting be unilaterally awful and range from no act to overact . joe absolom be more interesting to watch a matthew rise in the british soap and eastenders . he be a good choice of actor to have in this movie but his talent be completely waste . the dialogue in long time dead be truly terrible . i be remind of another british horror movie make around the same time call cradle of fear . however and cradle of fear be much funny and enjoyable on the so bad it good level thanks to some overact on the part of lead actor and some weirdo character who be interest to watch and cheesy special effect . the score for this movie have nothing at all to do with the horror theme and sound just like a random pop song of the kind hollywood choose to tag on to the end of their movie . it be not worthy of a british horror movie . listen to the score of movie from britain horror heyday and make the comparison . perhaps the bad crime of all in this movie be the sheer tedium . there be long period of time when nothing be happen . character be wander around check out place but there be no suspense and no tension . there be only the clichéd jump scar that become worn 20 year ago . the movie do have a few good point . the killing scene be well execute and leave the most gory effect to the imagination and there be at least some attempt at a decent build up to them . it be only for this reason that i give the movie a rating of 2 rather than 1. overall and i do not recommend this movie at all . american viewer would do good to stick to their own movie and they be far superior . those want to see a proper british horror movie should do themselves a favour by seek one out from the 1950s and 1960s or 1970s when we have proper talent in this field .