PARANORMAL ASYLUM is a straight-to-video found footage horror flick made on a tiny budget. It doesn't have much sense and plays out just like every other example of the genre that you can think of. A couple of aspiring student filmmakers investigate the legend of a local 'Typhoid Mary' and soon find themselves pursued by her spirit in numerous cheesy scenes. This has a glossy look and feel to it which doesn't really match with the stilted performances and dreadful CGI effects. It's not the kind of film that you can get excited about.
Plot summary
Filmmaker friends Mark and Andy investigate the legend of Typhoid Mary, a girl who was locked up in an insane asylum that was believed to be haunted. But bad things start to happen after Andy's fiancée conducts a séance to summon Mary's spirit.
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October 21, 2014 at 11:23 PM
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A real 'B' movie
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Mark (Aaron Mathias) and Andy (Nathan Spiteri) decide to investigate a ghost named Typhoid Mary who was once a patient at a mental hospital. They appear to be conducting paranormal investigation, but also a documentary. Andy's girlfriend Michelle (Laura Gilreath) invites herself into the investigation.
The film is NOT a found footage film as most of the movie is professionally done. The first ghost appears 6 minutes into the film and there is no lack of apparitions. The acting of the three main characters was decent, but when you get past that it falls off a cliff with Grace Evans being a laugh.
The plot develops complexity with an ending that could have used a little more developing.
Worth a rental if you are at a lost for a horror film.
Parental Guide: No f-bombs, near sex. No nudity. Laura Gilreath in bra/panties.
What a mess
What a mess.
This film is a good example of the axiom, 'The Story Is King'. The story is indeed of paramount importance, so you'd better include one. These guys forgot to.
I've seen some very good low-budget non-mainstream horrors recently, such as 'Absentia' and 'Afflicted'. This isn't one of them.
Annoyingly, this film starts out with great promise. Whoever was fiddling with the video-toolbox managed to get some great effects out of it, and even the occasional momentary scare.
But then the complete lack of a plot destroys the whole thing, and you end up watching it to the end - I'm assuming the reader got that far - purely on a train-wreck-fascination basis. The story makes no sense at all.
And what's with all the historical inaccuracies? Surely a good ghost plot could have been cooked up around the strange tale of the real Mary - the truth was bizarre enough by itself. This fiction was just silly. The bits with the girlfriend, the kitchen, the modified voice, the basement and - particularly - the recipe, were just sooooooo irritating.
Well guys, I hope it didn't leave you completely broke. Analyse your mistakes, and write a story before you attempt your next effort.
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